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Monopsis lutea (L.) Urb.  
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FamilyCAMPANULACEAE
Genus speciesMonopsis lutea (L.) Urb. 
SynonymsLobelia lutea L.
 Lobelia breynii Lam.
 Lobelia ericoides (C.Presl) D.Dietr.
Habitatsandy grassland
Altitude0-1100m
Descriptionglabrous or sparsely hirsute, leaves lanceolate, serrate, acute, flowers subsessile on apex of stems, producing lax spike, bracts dentate, calyx obconical, corolla hirsute
Size10-30cm
Colordeep yellow
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typetuft
Cultivationopen places with poor, moist, sandy soil
alpine house, sandy moist soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring, uncovered, light, germ. 1 month, 18-24°C
division in spring and fall; basal cuttings in spring
Territory Africa
     Southern Africa (Cape Provinces)
BibliographyPlants of the World online powo.science.kew.org
International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org
Comments

CAMPANULACEAE

Monopsis lutea (L.) Urb., Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 1: 276 (1880)

Basionym:
Lobelia lutea L., Sp. Pl. 2: 932 (1753)

Synonyms:
Dortmanna lutea (L.) Kuntze
Parastranthus luteus (L.) A.DC.
Parastranthus simplex G.Don
Rapuntium luteum (L.) C.Presl

Dortmanna breynii (Lam.) Kuntze
Dortmanna lutea euphrasioides (Sond.) Kuntze
Lobelia breynii Lam.
Lobelia ericoides (C.Presl) D.Dietr.
Monopsis arenaria E.Wimm
Monopsis lutea ericoides (C.Presl) Urb.
Monopsis lutea euphrasioides (Sond.) Urb.
Monopsis lutea subcoerulea Zahlbr.
Parastranthus capitatus (C.Presl) A.DC.
Parastranthus ericoides (C.Presl) A.DC.
Parastranthus euphrasioides A.DC.
Parastranthus luteus capitatus (C.Presl) Sond.
Parastranthus luteus ericoides (C.Presl) Sond.
Parastranthus luteus euphrasioides Sond.
Rapuntium breynii (Lam.) C.Presl
Rapuntium capitatum C.Presl
Rapuntium ericoides C.Presl

w. Cape Prov.
27 CPP

0-1100m

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