Giant lobelia

Giant lobelia is a common name for several plants in the genus Lobelia; many of these species are restricted to high altitude, alpine ecosystems. In East African highlands as many as 20 species were listed in 1934 (Bruce). A selection of species names is below.
 * Lobelia aberdarica
 * Lobelia bambuseti
 * Lobelia bequaertii (Rwenzori Mountains, East Africa)
 * Lobelia deckenii
 * Lobelia fenniae East Africa
 * Lobelia giberroa
 * Lobelia gregoriana (syn. L. deckenii subsp. keniensis, L. keniensis)
 * Lobelia lanuriensis East Africa
 * Lobelia morogoroensis
 * Lobelia rhynchopetalum
 * Lobelia stuhlmannii
 * Lobelia telekii
 * Lobelia wollastonii

The giant lobelia span Africa, Hawaii, South America, the Himalayas, and Southeast Asia. Phylogenetic analysis strongly supports that this is a monophyletic group. ,