Lobeliaceae
Lobeliaceae A family of herbs or small trees, mainly tropical but with some temperate species, that are close to Campanulaceae but have irregular, 2-lipped corollas. Many (e.g. Lobelia) are grown for ornament. Modern classifications recognize about 25 genera, with about 400 species.
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