Pratia Explained

Pratia is a formerly recognized genus of flowering plants in the family Campanulaceae, native to Asia, Australia and New Zealand. Along with other genera, such as Hypsela and Isotoma, it is now included in Lobelia.^[1]

Former species include:^{[2] [3]}

• • Pratia angulata (G.Forst.) Hook.f., now Lobelia angulata, native to New Zealand Pratia concolor (R.Br.) Druce, now Lobelia concolor (poison pratia), native to Australia - New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia and Victoria
• Pratia pedunculata (R.Br.) Benth., now Lobelia pedunculata, native to Australia - New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania and Victoria
• Pratia purpurascens (R.Br.) E.Wimm., now Lobelia purpurascens, native to Australia

Notes and References

1. Knox. E. B.. Heenan. P. B.. Muasya. A. M.. Murray. B. G.. Phylogenetic position and relationships of Lobelia glaberrima (Lobeliaceae), a new alpine species from southern South Island (New Zealand). New Zealand Journal of Botany. 46. 1. 77–85. 10.1080/00288250809509755. 2008. 84665178. free.
2. Web site: Pratia . 2008-02-23. Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra.
3. Web site: Pratia . https://archive.today/20120630001227/http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/splist.pl?9819 . dead . June 30, 2012 . 2008-02-23 . Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN) . United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Beltsville Area .