Campanula

Gardère, Mathieu L., Florence, Jacques, Muller, Serge, Savriama, Yoland & Dubuisson, Jean-Yves, 2021, Codonographia Gorgonum, or the description of a pleiad of bellflowers (Campanula, Campanulaceae) from the Cabo Verde archipelago, Candollea 76 (1), pp. 13-40 : 16

Campanula L., Sp. Pl.: 163. 1753.

Lectotypus (designated by Hitchcock in HITCHCOCK & GREEN, 1929: 131): Campanula latifolia L .

Vernacular names. – Thirteen vernacular names in Cabo Verdean Creole language have been noted from the literature and herbarium labels; new names have been recorded on the field. Historically, the most ancient vernacular name has been reported by Feijó who noted “Campainhas”, a Portuguese vernacular name to designate the bellflowers which is no longer used in the archipelago ( GARDÈRE et al., 2019a). Short lists of vernacular names are published by BASTO (1988) and FEIJÃO (1960) but without any information about localities. More recently, GOMES et al. (1995b) and SZPERA (2015) have grouped all the CVB under “Contra-Bruxas” but this vernacular name is, in fact, peculiar to the bellflowers from Santo Antão (LEYENS & LOBIN, 1995; FIGUEIREDO, 1995).

Distribution. – In the archipelago, the genus is found on all islands with elevations above 700 m, i.e. Santo Antão, São Vicente, São Nicolau, Santiago, Fogo , and Brava ( Fig. 1 ).

Phenology. – Flowering and fruiting observed year-round, but flowering peaks after the rainy season between October and December. During the dry season, from April to August, the rosettes of sterile stems contract considerably and the marcescent leaves droop along the stem.

Figures

Fig. 1. – Distribution map of the seven Cabo Verdean Campanula L. species illustrated by their flower in lateral view.