lobelia polyphylla/nicotine

OBJECTIVE Nuclear microsatellite markers were developed for Lobelia inflata (Campanulaceae), an obligately self-fertilizing plant species, for use in the study of temporal fluctuation in allele frequency and of the genetic structure within and among populations. • RESULTS We developed 28 primer

The timing of reproduction is an important life-history variable, especially for organisms that die following a single reproductive episode, such as the monocarp Lobelia inflata. The propensity to initiate flowering (to bolt) under a given set of conditions is expected to be shaped by natural

In 2002, mosaic symptoms associated with yellowish ringspots were observed on leaves of a hybrid of lobelia (Lobelia spp.) grown in a public garden in Alsace (France). In 2003, similar symptoms were observed in Lobelia laxiflora in the Hanbury botanical garden (La Mortola, Italy) and the botanical

Lobeline has a long history of therapeutic use ranging from an emetic and respiratory stimulant to a tobacco smoking cessation agent. Lobelia chinensis Lour, a traditional Chinese herb whose active ingredient is the alkaloid lobeline, demonstrated to antagonize the bioactive effect of endothelin-1

Lobelia tupa, also called devil's tobacco, is a native plant from the center-south of Chile which has been used by the native people of Chile as a hallucinogenic and anesthetic plant. A new piperidine alkaloid, called pentylsedinine, which comprises five carbons in the side chain, was isolated from

Lobelia ricardii is a small perennial bedding plant grown for its abundant purple flowers. During April 1998, young lobelia plants with severe leaf blight were observed in a commercial nursery in Washington State. Symptoms consisted primarily of watersoaking of leaves, followed by collapse of

Proleptonchoides southindiae n. gen., n. sp. (Dorylaimida: Leptonchidae), is described from soil around false tobacco (Lobelia excelsa) and cardamom (Elettaria cardamomurn) in South India. P. southindiae is prodelphic, has a short constricted esophageal bulb and flanged odontophore, and is