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| Campanula densiciliata Acharya Balkrishna, Harsh Singh, B.Joshi & R.K.Mishra, in Balkrishna, H. Singh, Joshi, Srivastava, Aa. Kumar, Am. Kumar, Vats, V. Singh et Mishra, 2024. |
Abstract
A new species Campanula densiciliata from Yamunotri, Uttarakhand is described and illustrated. The new species is closely
related with other previously described species namely, Campanula argyrotricha and C. latifolia but, differ in its rounded
leaf base with sinuate margins, much reduced calyx teeth less than half of the corolla with crenate margin, elliptic corolla
lobes and different lengths of stigmatic lobes. The new species is found in humus rich soil under Rhododendron forest.
Key words: Campanula densiciliata, new species, Uttarakhand, Yamunotri
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| Campanula densiciliata Acharya Balkrishna, Harsh Singh, B.Joshi & R.K.Mishra: A. Habit; B.; C. Front view of campanulate flower; D. Side view of campanulate flower; E. Leaf. |
Campanula densiciliata Acharya Balkrishna, Harsh Singh, B.Joshi & R.K.Mishra sp. nov.
Diagnosis:— Campanula densiciliata shares similarities with C. argyrotricha, but it differs in sinuate leaves, rounded leaf base, reduced, crenate calyx teeth (less than half of the corolla), elliptic corolla lobes, and different lengths of stigmatic lobes (vs. dentate, crenate to serrate leaves, attenuate or cuneate base, entire calyx teeth half as long as corolla with entire or dentate margin and oblongoblanceolate to oblong-obovate corolla lobes, where stigmatic lobes are equally placed in C. argyrotricha. It is also similar to C. latifolia Linnaeus (1753: 165) but differs in ovate-elliptic, small (1.8–2.8 × 1.7–2.2 cm) leaves, solitary, terminal inflorescence, small flower c. 2.8 cm long, anther 1.4 mm long, stigmatic lobes with two different lengths (vs. lanceolate to ovate, large (12 × 7 cm) leaves, inflorescence on the axils of upper leaves forming a raceme, large flower 3–4 cm long, anther 8-11 mm long, same length stigmatic lobe).
Etymology:—The specific epithet ‘densiciliata’ is derived from its densely hairy margin of the calyx lobes.
Acharya Balkrishna, Harsh Singh, Bhasker Joshi, Anupam Srivastava, Aashish Kumar, Amit Kumar, Prashant Vats, Vikram Singh and Rajesh Kumar Mishra. 2024. A New Species of Campanula L. (Campanulaceae) from Western Himalaya, India. Phytotaxa. 652(3);227-234. DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.652.3.4