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Description |
Geographic Range [top]
Range Description: Lobelia heyneana is widely distributed in East Africa, Indo-Malaysia, India, Sri Lanka, Bhutan, Myanmar, Nepal, Cameroon, Ethiopia and Tanzania. In India, it is commonly seen in Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka , Kerala , Maharashtra, Meghalaya, Madhya Pradesh, Sikkim and Jammu and Kashmir (Cook 1996, Rao and Kumari 2002).
Countries occurrence:
Native:
Bangladesh; Bhutan; Cambodia; Cameroon; Ethiopia; India (Andhra Pradesh, Jammu-Kashmir, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Meghalaya, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu); Indonesia; Lao Peoples Democratic Republic; Malaysia; Maldives; Myanmar; Nepal; Philippines; Singapore; Sri Lanka; Tanzania, United Republic of; Thailand; Viet Nam
Additional data:
? Continuing decline in number of locations: Unknown
? Lower elevation limit (metres): 500
? Upper elevation limit (metres): 2000
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Population [top]
Population:
There is no information about population of this species.
Current Population Trend: Unknown
Additional data:
? Population severely fragmented: No
Habitat and Ecology [top]
Habitat and Ecology:
It occurrs in moist and swampy places, along streams, marshes and rice fields and tolerates considerable shade (Cook 1996).
Systems: Freshwater
Continuing decline in area, extent and/or quality of habitat: Unknown
Use and Trade [top]
Use and Trade:
Leaf and flower paste is applied for eczema on the affected area during night, once in three days for a month by tribal people in Tamil Nadu, India (Ganesan et al. 2004; Samuel and Andrews 2010; Ignacimuthu et al. 2008)
Threats [top]
Major Threat(s):
No threats have been reported for this species.
Conservation Actions [top]
Conservation Actions:
No conservation actions are known or needed for this species.
Citation: Mani, S. 2011. Lobelia heyneana. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2011: e.T177077A7351534. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T177077A7351534.en. Downloaded on 05 August 2016.
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