Campanula jacobaea
Species of plant
Campanula jacobaea | |
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A five Cape Verdean escudo coin showing Campanula jacobaea | |
Conservation status | |
![]() Vulnerable (IUCN 3.1)[1] | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Asterales |
Family: | Campanulaceae |
Genus: | Campanula |
Species: | C. jacobaea |
Binomial name | |
Campanula jacobaea C. Sm ex Webb, 1848 |
Campanula jacobaea[2] is a species of flowering plants of the Campanulaceae family. The species is endemic to Cape Verde and is listed as vulnerable by the IUCN.[1] Its local name is contra-bruxas-azul ("blue against witches").[3] The plant is used in traditional medicine.[4] Campanula jacobaea is shown on a Cape Verdean $5 escudo coin issued in 1994.[5]
Distribution and ecology
Campanula jacobaea are founded in the islands of Santo Antão, São Vicente, São Nicolau and Santiago. The main altitudinal distribution is between 600 m and 1000 m.[1] The plant is a mesophytic species, found in humid and sub-humid areas.[1]
References
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- ^ a b c d Catarino, S.; Duarte, M.C.; Romeiras, M.M. (2017). "Campanula jacobaea". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T107378421A107468082. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T107378421A107468082.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ J.A. Schmidt, 1852, Beitr. Fl. Cap. Verd. Ins., p. 258
- ^ Plantas endémicas e arvores indígenas de Cabo Verde
- ^ Gomes, A.; Vasconcelos, T. & Almeida, H. (2008). "Plantas na medicina tradicional de Cabo Verde" [Medicinal Traditional Plants in Cape Verde] (PDF) (in Portuguese). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-03-29. Retrieved 2019-01-24.
- ^ "CV003.02" (in French). Cape Verdean coins.