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| Campanula nejceffii in Marinov & Stoyanov, 2017 |
Abstract
Campanula rotundifolia var. bulgarica Nejceff, a neglected taxon in the Bulgarian flora with currently uncertain status, was collected and studied at its locus classicus in the Sokolna (Koru Dere) Reserve of Central Stara Planina Mountain. A detailed morphological analysis of Nejceff’s original material and other related species clearly indicates that this is a distinct taxonomic entity worthy of species rank. Campanula nejceffii, stat. nov. is distinguished by a combination of its pubescent habit, ovoid to elliptic-lanceolate cauline leaves, clearly spreading to reflexed narrowly triangular-lanceolate calyx teeth, erect buds and flowers. Complete species description and comparison with selected species in the C. rotundifolia group are given. The lectotypes of two taxa — C. rotundifolia var. bulgarica Nejceff and C. rotundifolia subsp. neicevii f. pirinica Stoj. & Acht. are designated by the authors.
Keywords: Bulgarian flora, Campanula sect. Heterophylla, Campanulaceae, C. rotundifolia group, nomenclature, typification, Eudicots
Yulian Marinov and Stoyan Stoyanov. 2017. Reappraisal of Campanularotundifolia var. bulgarica Nejceff — A Neglected Taxon from Central Stara Planina Mountain, Bulgaria. Phytotaxa. 329(1); 69–79. DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.329.1.4