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Musschia

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Musschia is a genus of plants in the family Campanulaceae. It contains three known species, all endemic to the Madeira Archipelago in the eastern North Atlantic, part of the Republic of Portugal. The genus is named in honour of Jean-Henri Mussche (1765–1834), the head gardener of the botanical garden in Ghent.

Species

Golden Musschia

GENUS

  1. KingdomPlantae
  2. PhylumTracheophyta
  3. ClassMagnoliopsida
  4. OrderAsterales
  5. FamilyCampanulaceae
Observations160
Observations recorded611

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
4
With media
3
Family
Campanulaceae
Collections
RSA, BRIT, K
Recorded in
Portugal

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Campanuloideae
Image
Musschia aurea (Madeira, Portugal).jpg
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Category:Musschia
taxon name
Musschia
taxon rank
genus
Commons category
Musschia
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Encyclopedic overview

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Musschia is a genus of plants in the family Campanulaceae. It contains three known species, all endemic to the Madeira Archipelago in the eastern North Atlantic, part of the Republic of Portugal. The genus is named in honour of Jean-Henri Mussche (1765–1834), the head gardener of the botanical garden in Ghent. Musschia aurea (L.f.) Dumort. - Madeira Island Musschia isambertoi M.Seq., R.Jardim, Magda Silva & L.Carvalho - Desertas Islands Musschia wollastonii Lowe - Madeira Island

==Notes==

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Musschia” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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