Two new, sympatric species of 'Wahlenbergia' (Campanulaceae) from the New England Tableland escarpment, New South Wales, Australia

Abstract

The status of two putative new species of 'Wahlenbergia' sympatric on the New England Tableland escarpment was investigated with morphometric analyses of a database derived from vegetative, floral and fruit characters and scanning electron microscopic studies of seeds. The following new species are described: 'W. rupicola' G.T.Plunkett & J.J.Bruhl and 'W. telfordii' G.T.Plunkett & J.J.Bruhl. Their distributions, habitats and conservation status are noted.