Campanula kamariana (section Quinqueloculares), a new species from S Peloponnisos, Greece

Abstract

Kyriakopoulos, Ch., Liveri, E. & Phitos, D.: Campanula kamariana (section Quinqueloculares), a new species from S Peloponnisos, Greece. — Fl. Medit. 27: 131-135. 2017. — ISSN: 1120-4052 printed, 2240-4538 online. In the framework of the first author’s Ph.D. dissertation on the study of the flora of Mt. Taigetos (south Peloponnisos) and surrounding areas, as well as the molecular phylogenetic study of Campanula (section Quinqueloculares) by the second author, a new species, C. kamariana, was discovered in the surrounding area of Mt. Taigetos and hereby described. The chromosome number is provided, together with a discussion on the main morphological differences with the seemingly closely related C. topaliana s. l., as well as with other taxa in section Quinqueloculares. The appropriate conservation status for this species is also recommended.