Wahlenbergia cordiformis sp. nov. (Campanulaceae: Campanuloideae), a new woody species from Western Cape,South Africa |
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| Authors: | Mischke Engelbrecht Christopher N. Cupido |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Compton Herbarium, South African National Biodiversity Inst., Claremont, Cape Town, South Africa;2. Dept of Botany, Univ. of Fort Hare, Alice, South Africa |
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| Abstract: | Wahlenbergia cordiformis, a new species of the Lightfootia‐type is described and illustrated. It is currently only known from the farm Knolfontein, in the Swartruggens region, north east of Ceres in the Western Cape, South Africa. The closest relative of W. cordiformis is unclear, but it may be closely related to either W. tenella, W. nodosa, W. tenerrima, W. oligantha or W. neorigida. Wahlenbergia cordiformis is distinguished from them by its cordate, leaf‐like calyx lobes. |
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| Keywords: | new species Campanulaceae South Africa |
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