Lobelia rhynchopetalum

Lobelia rhynchopetalum, the giant lobelia, is a flowering plant in the family Campanulaceae.^[1][2] It is endemic to Ethiopia. Its habitat is the Afroalpine climate of the Semien Mountains and Bale Mountains National Park.^[3] Recent study show that it is under a threat of climate change.^[4] The plant is a pachycaulous "palmoid" plant up to 6.5 m (21 ft) height of which up to 3.5 m (11 ft) is the violet-flowered inflorescence.

Lobelia rhynchopetalum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Campanulaceae
Genus:	Lobelia
Species:	L. rhynchopetalum
Binomial name
Lobelia rhynchopetalum Hemsl.
Synonyms[1]
Dortmanna montana\(Fresen.) Kuntze Rhynchopetalum montanum Fresen. Tupa montana (Fresen.) Vatke Tupa rhynchopetalum Hochst. ex A.Rich. Lobelia rhynchopetalum subsp. callosomarginata E.Wimm.