Devil's Tobacco

At a glance

Origin / distribution: NO

Cultural traditions: not documented

Recorded uses: not documented

Science studied: NEOLOBELAMIDINE, LOBELAMIDINE, LOBELINE

Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗

Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.

Names and identity

Family: Campanulaceae

Scientific name: Lobelia tupa

Common names: Devil's Tobacco, Tabaco del diablo, Teufelstabak, Tropa, Tupa, devil's tobacco, devil's-tobacco, liekkilobelia, tabaco del diablo [Chile], tobilobeelia, tupa, 惡魔山梗菜

POWO: 142431-2 · WCVP June 2026 / POWO backbone

History

The source record documents this plant in NO.

Documented historical or traditional applications are not available in this record.

This summary is limited to the cited source record.

Origins and distribution

• NO

Documented cultural uses

not documented in this record

Contemporary uses

Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.

Scientific research

Indexed records indicate research activity; they do not establish efficacy or safety.

Indexed research records

• Assessment of insecticidal responses of extracts and compounds of Drimys winteri, Lobelia tupa, Viola portalesia and Vestia foetida against the granary weevil Sitophilus granarius · 2018 source ↗
• (-)-Pentylsedinine, a New Alkaloid from the Leaves of Lobelia tupa with Agonist Activity at Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor. · 2015 source ↗
• Lobelia tupa. · 1988 source ↗

Scientific compounds

Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.

• NEOLOBELAMIDINE
• LOBELAMIDINE
• LOBELINE

Legality

No exact international trade listing was returned by the CITES checklist for this accepted name. Country-specific law is not assessed here.

Consult the CITES species checklist for current international and national requirements.

Reference images

Sources

Plants of the World Online (POWO) · Kew data terms; cite POWO/WCVP

World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP) · CC BY 3.0

CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive

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