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 Campanulaluzhijiangensis (Campanulaceae), a new species from Yunnan, southwest China.

Ting-Ting WangZeng-Yan DangFeng YangHuan-Chong Wang
Published in: PhytoKeys (2022)
Campanulaluzhijiangensis (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.
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