Musschia | |
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Musschia aurea | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Asterales |
Family: | Campanulaceae |
Subfamily: | Campanuloideae |
Genus: |
Musschia Dumort. |
Type species | |
Musschia aurea (L.f.) Dumort.
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Distribution of the genus: M. isambertoi (green), M. wollastonii (red), M. aurea (yellow) [1] | |
Synonyms [2] | |
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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. [2] [3] The genus is named in honour of Jean-Henri Mussche (1765-1834), the head gardener of the botanical garden in Ghent. [a] [4]