%0 Journal Article
%A Peng-Rui Luo
%A Yan-Xia Jia
%A Yan-Rong Ding
%A Ji-Dong Ya
%T <i>Ceropegia semifusca</i> (Apocynaceae), a novel species from Yunnan, China
%D 2026
%J Taiwania
%V 71
%N 1
%P 135-140
%U https://taiwania.ntu.edu.tw/abstract/2153
%X <i>Ceropegia semifusca</i> P.R.Luo & J.D.Ya, a new species from Aziying Township, Panlong District, Kunming, central Yunnan, China, is described and illustrated. It resembles <i>C. sinoerecta</i> M.G.Gilbert & P.T.Li and <i>C. sunhangiana</i> P.R.Luo & T.Deng, but differs by its leaf shape, indumentum, and a corolla throat about twice as wide as the inflated basal tube. Based on its rootstock, the species is assigned to <i>C.</i> sect. <i>Chionopegia</i>. Its chromosome number and genome size are also reported for the first time. Both molecular phylogenetic analyses and morphological evidence provide strong support for the distinctiveness of <i>C. semifusca</i>.
%M doi:10.6165/tai.2026.71.135