Biology:Musschia wollastonii

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Short description: Species of plant

Musschia wollastonii
Musschia wollastonii - Ribeiro Frio, Madeira - Aug 2012.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Campanulaceae
Genus: Musschia
Species:
M. wollastonii
Binomial name
Musschia wollastonii
Lowe (1856)

Musschia wollastonii is a species of flowering plant in the Campanulaceae family.[2] It is endemic to Madeira Island.[1]

Musschia wollastonii grows in scattered locations between 400 and 900 meters elevation, mostly on the northern slope of the island. It grows in humid valleys in the shade of laurisilva forests, where Ocotea foetens is the dominant tree. The species' estimated extent of occurrence is 524 km2.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Fernandes, F. (2011), "Musschia wollastonii", IUCN, IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/162388/5584291, retrieved 24 December 2021 
  2. "Musschia wollastonii". National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI). https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Taxonomy/Browser/wwwtax.cgi?id=649681. Retrieved 24 December 2021. 

Wikidata ☰ Q10378073 entry