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Siphocampylus platysiphon (Campanulaceae: Lobelioideae) is described as a new species from northern Peru. It is a member of subsect.Megastomi in sect.Brachysiphon and is most closely related toS. giganteus, a species common to the north in Ecuador and Colombia.
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Lammers, T.G. A new species of Siphocampylus (Campanulaceae: Lobelioideae) from northern Peru. Brittonia 45, 28–31 (1993). https://doi.org/10.2307/2806855
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