Wahlenbergia angustifolia

Wahlenbergia angustifolia, also called small bellflower, is a species of plant in the family Campanulaceae. It is a subshrub or shrub endemic to Saint Helena. Its natural habitat is rocky areas. It is endangered because of habitat loss.^[1]

Clade:Embryophytes

Clade:Tracheophytes

Clade:Angiosperms

Clade:Eudicots

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Wahlenbergia angustifolia
Conservation status
Vulnerable (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Embryophytes
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Campanulaceae
Genus:	Wahlenbergia
Species:	W. angustifolia
Binomial name
Wahlenbergia angustifolia (Roxb.) A.DC.
Synonyms[2]
Campanopsis angustifolia (Roxb.) Kuntze Campanula clivosa Banks ex A.DC., not validly publ. Roella angustifolia Roxb. (1816) Wahlenbergia clivosa A.DC.

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The species was first described as Roella angustifolia by William Roxburgh in 1816. In 1830 Alphonse Pyramus de Candolle placed the species in genus Wahlenbergia as W. angustifolia.^[2]