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Classification

Kingdom: Plantae (2659)

  Phylum: Tracheophyta (2572)

    Class: Magnoliopsida (2167)

      Order: Campanulales (15)

        Family: Campanulaceae (15)(family description)

          Genus: Wahlenbergia (1)

            Epithet: marginata A.DC. (1)

Synonyms: Adenophora microsperma Y.Y.Qian, Campanopsis androsacea Kuntze, Campanopsis marginata (Thunb.) Kuntze, Campanula agrestis Wall., Campanula dehiscens Roxb., Campanula indica (A.DC.) D.Dietr., Campanula lavandulifolia Reinw., Campanula marginata Thunb., Lightfootia gracilis (Reinw. ex Blume) Miq., Wahlenbergia agrestis (Wall.) A.DC., Wahlenbergia bivalvis Merr., Wahlenbergia dehiscens (Roxb. ex Wall.) A.DC., Wahlenbergia gracilis Hemsl., Wahlenbergia indica A.DC., Wahlenbergia lavandulifolia (Reinw. ex Blume) A.DC.

agrestis => wild on arable land

gracilis => slender, graceful

indica => from or referring in some way to India

lavandulifolia => Lavender-leaved

marginata => marginate, having a margin

Characteristics

Climate: tropical

Habit: herb

Flower colour: violet, pink

External links

Check for Wahlenbergia marginata at

World Flora Online, GBIF or IPNI

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