Kalanchoe hypseloleuce (Crassulaceae), a new species from eastern Ethiopia, with notes on its habitat

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  • Friis, Ib
  • Michael G. Gilbert
  • Paulo van Breugel
  • Odile Weber
  • Sebsebe Demissew
A new species of Kalanchoe, K. hypseloleuce Friis & M. G. Gilbert, was found during field work in Ethiopia in 2015, and is established here. It is characterised by its tall stature (2 – 3 m), entire, sessile, lanceolate leaves and pure white flowers with abaxially minutely papillose corolla lobes (otherwise, the plant is glabrous). It is not obviously related to any previously known species, but an earlier, incomplete specimen has been cited as K. prittwitzii Engl. in the literature. K. hypseloleuce was collected on limestone in Acacia-Commiphora woodland and bushland at c. 1400 m a.s.l. It occurs in the southern part of the eastern Ethiopian escarpment in the Arsi and Eastern Harerghe zones of the Oromo Regional State. K. hypseloleuce is documented with images and maps, its climate envelope has been modelled, and a conservation assessment made. With the current level of threat, this could be Vulnerable to Near Threatened (VU-NT). Given the threat from habitat degradation is not imminent, we recommend the species to be listed as Near Threatened (NT).
Original languageEnglish
Article number30
JournalKew Bulletin
Volume72
Number of pages11
ISSN0075-5974
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jun 2017

    Research areas

  • Faculty of Science - Acacia-Commiphora vegetation, Afromontane forest, conservation, limestone, monocarpic, taxonomy, transitional semi-evergreen bushland

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