Platycodon grandiflorum A. DC.

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Synonyms:	Campanula grandiflora Jacq.
Common names:	Balloon-flower (English)
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Derivation of specific name:	grandiflorum: with large flowers
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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Platycodon grandiflorum
African Plant Database: Platycodon grandiflorum
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Platycodon grandiflorum
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Platycodon grandiflorum
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Platycodon grandiflorum
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iNaturalist: Platycodon grandiflorum
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Platycodon grandiflorum
JSTOR Plant Science: Platycodon grandiflorum
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Platycodon grandiflorum
Plants of the World Online: Platycodon grandiflorum
Tropicos: Platycodon grandiflorum
Wikipedia: Platycodon grandiflorum

Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2002-25

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2025). Flora of Zimbabwe: Cultivated Plants: Species information: Platycodon grandiflorum.
https://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/cult/species.php?species_id=164870, retrieved 5 December 2025

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