Roella divina (Campanulaceae: Campanuloideae), a new species from the Western Cape Province of South Africa

8 April 2014

Cupido, Christopher

The new species Roella divina is described and illustrated. It belongs in the R. ser. Muscosae Adamson and is closely similar to R. uncinata Cupido. R. divina is only known from mountains in the Hottentots Holland range in the Western Cape, South Africa, where it was first collected in 1916. A distribution map and conservation assessment are provided.