Campanula luzhijiangensis (Campanulaceae), a new species from Yunnan, southwest China

By

Wang, Ting Ting
Dang, Zhen Yan
Yang, Feng
Wang, Huanchong

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2022

Original Publication

PhytoKeys

Volume

206

Pages

49--59

Subjects

Campanula mekongensis , Campanuleae , endemism , Luzhijiang Valley , Morphology , taxonomy

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers [2010]-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.206.87109

 

Abstract

Campanula luzhijiangensis (Campanulaceae: Campanuleae) is described and illustrated as a new species from Yunnan, southwest China. The new species is mainly characterized by its relatively gracile stems polyphyllous, small and oblanceolate leaves, and flowers and fruits with small size within Chinese Campanula. It is only known from a single locality in the valley of the Luzhijiang River, usually occurring in the rock crevices, xerophilous scrubs or grasslands. A table of morphological characters comparing the new species with its closest relatives is provided along with a key to the species of Campanula from Yunnan Province, as well as a preliminary conservation assessment of C. luzhijiangensis under the IUCN criteria.