Lobelia polyphylla, called the tabaco del Diablo (along with Lobelia tupa), is a species of flowering plant in the family Campanulaceae, native to northern and central Chile.[1] When smoked, it has narcotic and hallucinogenic effects.[2]

Lobelia polyphylla
Close-up of flower
At the San Francisco Botanical Garden
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Campanulaceae
Genus: Lobelia
Species:
L. polyphylla
Binomial name
Lobelia polyphylla
Synonyms[1]
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    • Dortmanna besseriana (C.Presl) Kuntze
    • Dortmanna bracteosa (C.Presl) Kuntze
    • Dortmanna hyssopifolia (C.Presl) Kuntze
    • Dortmanna polyphylla (Hook. & Arn.) Kuntze
    • Dortmanna purpurea (Lindl.) Kuntze
    • Dortmanna subdentata (C.Presl) Kuntze
    • Lobelia axilliflora (Phil.) Reiche
    • Lobelia hyssopifolia (C.Presl) Gay
    • Lobelia ovata Reiche
    • Lobelia polyphylla var. angustifolia (Hook. & Arn. ex A.DC.) Heynh.
    • Lobelia polyphylla var. besseriana (C.Presl) Reiche
    • Lobelia polyphylla var. bracteosa (C.Presl) Reiche
    • Lobelia polyphylla f. bracteosa (C.Presl) E.Wimm.
    • Lobelia polyphylla var. coquimbana (Vatke) Reiche
    • Lobelia polyphylla f. hyssopifolia (C.Presl) E.Wimm.
    • Lobelia polyphylla var. latifolia (A.DC.) Heynh.
    • Lobelia polyphylla f. linearifolia (Phil.) E.Wimm.
    • Lobelia polyphylla f. subdentata (C.Presl) E.Wimm.
    • Lobelia purpurea Lindl.
    • Rapuntium besserianum C.Presl
    • Rapuntium bracteosum C.Presl
    • Rapuntium hyssopifolium C.Presl
    • Rapuntium poeppigianum C.Presl
    • Rapuntium polyphyllum (Hook. & Arn.) C.Presl
    • Rapuntium purpureum (G.Don) C.Presl
    • Rapuntium subdentatum C.Presl
    • Tupa atropurpurea Vis.
    • Tupa axilliflora Phil.
    • Tupa besseriana (C.Presl) A.DC.
    • Tupa bracteosa (C.Presl) A.DC.
    • Tupa gayana Phil.
    • Tupa hyssopifolia (C.Presl) A.DC.
    • Tupa linearifolia Phil.
    • Tupa poeppigiana Phil.
    • Tupa polyphylla (Hook. & Arn.) G.Don
    • Tupa polyphylla var. angustifolia Hook. & Arn. ex A.DC.
    • Tupa polyphylla var. besseriana (C.Presl) Vatke
    • Tupa polyphylla var. bracteosa (C.Presl) Vatke
    • Tupa polyphylla var. coquimbana Vatke
    • Tupa polyphylla var. latifolia A.DC.
    • Tupa purpurea G.Don
    • Tupa serrata Phil.
    • Tupa subdentata (C.Presl) A.DC.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Lobelia polyphylla Hook. & Arn". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
  2. ^ Folquitto, Daniela G.; Swiech, Juliane N.D.; Pereira, Camila B.; Bobek, Vanessa B.; Halila Possagno, Gerusa C.; Farago, Paulo V.; Miguel, Marilis D.; Duarte, Juliana L.; Miguel, Obdulio G. (2019). "Biological activity, phytochemistry and traditional uses of genus Lobelia (Campanulaceae): A systematic review". Fitoterapia. 134: 23–38. doi:10.1016/j.fitote.2018.12.021. PMID 30664918.