TY -JOUR
AU -Peng-Rui Luo
AU -Yan-Xia Jia
AU -Yan-Rong Ding
AU -Ji-Dong Ya
TI -<i>Ceropegia semifusca</i> (Apocynaceae), a novel species from Yunnan, China
PY -2026
DA -2026-01-27
JO -Taiwania
VL -71
IS -1
SP -135
EP -140
UR -https://taiwania.ntu.edu.tw/abstract/2153
AB -<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>.
DO -10.6165/tai.2026.71.135