Hippobroma longiflora

Hippobroma longiflora (L.) G.Don, Gen. Hist. 3: 717 1834. (syn. Isotomalongiflora (L.) C.Presl; Isotomalongiflora var. runcinata (Hassk.) Panigrahi, P.Daniel & M.V.Viswan.; Isotomaruncinata Hassk.; Laurentialongiflora (L.) Peterm.; Laurentialongiflora (L.) Endl.; Laurentialongiflora (L.) E. Wimm.; Laurentialongiflora var. runcinata (Hassk.) E.Wimm.; Lobelialongiflora L.; Rapuntiumlongiflorum (L.) Mill.; Solenopsislongiflora (L.) M.R.Almeida);

hip-OH-bro-muh — from the Greek hippos (horse) and bromos (rage, fury), referring to its poison that drives horses mad
lon-jee-FLO-ruh — long flower … Dave’s Botanary

Images by Alka Khare (1), Prashant (2) and Dinesh Valke (3)

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ID040209phk – indiantreepix | Google Groups

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Campanulaceae & Gentianaceae Week: Campanulaceae ::Laurentia longiflora at Mumbai: Sharing few Photographs of Hippobroma longiflora.
Family: Campanulaceae.
Location: Mumbai.

Oct 28, 2007 … at Pherozeshah Mehta Gardens, Mumbai
commonly known as: horse poison, star flower, star of Bethlehem
Native of: West Indies
References: Flowers of India • Dave’s Garden
more views:Mar 18, 2007 … at Pherozeshah Mehta Gardens, Mumbai

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this plant is non-native, only found in gardens of India.

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… non-native, already put in the thread above. Native to West Indies.

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Campanulaceae & Gentianaceae Week: Campanulaceae ::Laurentia longiflora at Mumbai:: PKA4 : 5 posts by 5 authors. Attachments (3).
Hippobroma longiflora.
(Family: Campanulaceae.)
Location: Mumbai.

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Interesting plant and nice pictures!

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Campanulaceae and Gentianaceae Fortnight :: Hippobroma longiflora from Mumbai :: ARKJUL-03 : 4 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (1).

It is Hippobroma longiflora

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SK1399 01 Sep 2018 : 5 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (6)- around 600 kb each.

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Hippobroma longiflora

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Hippobroma longiflora (L.) G.Don

Thank you …

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