Rank Species | Genus Campanula | |
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Similar Campanula jacobaea, Campanula gentilis, Campanula moravica, Campanula cenisia, Campanula cespitosa | ||
Campanula bravensis is a species of flowers that belong to the Campanulaceae family. The species is endemic to Cape Verde. Its last form of the scientific name bravensis is where the plant is founded, the island of Brava. The species was described by Carl August Bolle, it was later named by Auguste Chevalier in 1935.
Its local name is called contra bruxa-branca (bad white witch), its opposite species is Campanula jacobaea or contra bruxa azul (bad blue witch). The plant plays a role in traditional medicine .
Distribution and ecology
Campanula jacobaea are founded in the islands of Santiago, Fogo and Brava (the origin of the scientific name bravensis).
References
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