Glossoloma wiehlerii (Gesneriaceae), a new species from the northwestern Andes of Ecuador

By

Clark, John L. (John Littner)
Tobar Suárez, Diego Francisco

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2021

Original Publication

PhytoKeys

Volume

186

Pages

1--9

Subjects

Ecuador , Gesneriaceae , Glossoloma , taxonomy

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers [2010]-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.186.73554

 

Abstract

A new species of Glossoloma is described from the western Andean slopes of the Pichincha Province in northern Ecuador. Glossoloma wiehleri J.L.Clark & Tobar is differentiated from all other congeners by an epiphytic habit, elongate scandent shoots that exceed four meters in length, and coriaceous leaves with a velutinous indument on the lower leaf surface. The new species is illustrated, featured with field images from recent expeditions, and assigned the category of Endangered (EN) according to IUCN Criteria.