Family Campanulaceae
Near-endemic, also in Turkey (Anatolia)
Red Data Book category

Locally Extinct Bellflower Re-discovered in Troodos
German botanist Dr. Ralf Hand has re-discovered 200 Campanula podocarpa plants, a type of bellflower thought to be extinct in Cyprus.
Botanists are excited by the discovery because it was only found once on the island - in 1912 in Troodos. A research book called 'The Red Book of Cyprus' classifies this plant as locally extinct.
These types of bellflowers are otherwise only found in southern Turkey, so the forestry department will be taking all necessary measures to ensure they surive and increase on the island.
These types of bellflowers are otherwise only found in southern Turkey, so the forestry department will be taking all necessary measures to ensure they surive and increase on the island.
ΒΡΕΘΗΚΕ ΧΑΜΕΝΟ ΜΑΣ ΦΥΤΟ ΣΤΟ ΤΡΟΟΔΟΣ
ΑΝΑΚΟΙΝΩΣΗ ΤΟΥ ΤΜΗΜΑΤΟΣ ΔΑΣΩΝ
Campanula podocarpa Cyprus-Troodos 2/7/2015 photos by George Konstantinou
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