Campanula bravensis

Campanula bravensis is a species of flowering plant in the bellfower family Campanulaceae. The species is endemic to Cape Verde.[2] The specific name bravensis refers to the island of Brava. The species was described by Carl August Bolle, and named by Auguste Chevalier in 1935. Its local name is contra-bruxas-branca ("white against witches").[3]

Campanula bravensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Campanulaceae
Genus: Campanula
Species:
C. bravensis
Binomial name
Campanula bravensis
(Bolle) A.Chev, 1935

Distribution and ecology

Campanula jacobaea occurs in the islands of Santiago, Fogo and Brava.[2]

Notes

  1. Catarino, S.; Duarte, M.C. & Romeiras, M.M. (2017). "Campanula bravensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T107378388A107468077. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T107378388A107468077.en.
  2. Oromí, Martín, Zurita & Cabrera, 2005 : Lista preliminar de especies silvestres de Cabo Verde: Hongos, Plantas y Animales Terrestres. Gobierno de Canarias, Consejería de Medio Ambiente y Ordenación Territorial, p. 42
  3. Plantas endémicas e arvores indígenas de Cabo Verde
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