Monopyle glutinosa (Gesneriaceae), a new species from the western slopes of the Ecuadorian Andes

By

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

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2022

Original Publication

PhytoKeys

Volume

210

Pages

15--21

Subjects

Ecuador , Gesneriaceae , Monopyle , taxonomy

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers [2010]-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.210.89520

 

Abstract

Exploratory field expeditions to the western slopes of the Ecuadorian Andes resulted in the discovery of a new species of Monopyle (Gesneriaceae). Monopyle glutinosa J.L.Clark & Keene, sp. nov. is described as a narrow endemic from lowland forests along the border of the Reserva Ecológica Los Illinizas in the Province of Cotopaxi. The new species is unique for the presence of glutinous or sticky trichomes on the calyx lobes and outer surface of the inferior ovary. Based on IUCN guidelines, a preliminary conservation status is assigned as Critically Endangered (CR).