Ceropegia eshanensis, a new species of Apocynaceae from Yunnan, China

10.6165/tai.2023.68.75

Xing-Da MA；Wen-Guang WANG；Ji-Pu SHI；Jian-Yong SHEN

Ceropegia ； Ceropegia driophila ； Ceropegia exigua ； Chionopegia ； herbs ； morphological ； distribution ； Eshan

TAIWANIA

68卷1期（2023 / 03 / 01）

75 - 78

英文

Ceropegia eshanensis, a new species from Yimen, Yunnan, China, is described and illustrated. The species is presently placed in sect. Chionopegia, morphologically, it is similar to C. driophila and C. exigua, but clearly differs in its densely verrucose lenticellate old stems, leaf blades ovate to elliptic, 4-7 × 3-4.5 cm, glabrous, base broadly cuneate, slightly decurrent, longer peduncles. A comparison table of related species is provided.

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