Glossoloma magenticristatum (Gesneriaceae), a new species from the Cordillera Oriental of the Colombian Andes

By

Hoyos, David
Clavijo, Laura
Clark, John L. (John Littner)

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2023

Original Publication

PhytoKeys

Volume

218

Pages

59--68

Subjects

Andes , Biodiversity , Caquetá , Glossoloma , Huila , taxonomy

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers [2010]-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.218.97590

 

Abstract

A narrowly endemic new species ofGlossolomais described from the Cordillera Oriental of the northern Andes, in the Colombian departments of Caquetá and Huila.Glossoloma magenticristatumJ.L.Clark, D.Hoyos & Clavijo,sp. nov.differs from most other congeners by a habit that is usually epiphytic with elongate scandent subwoody shoots, the presence of a magenta corolla tube, and a creased calyx formed by tightly appressed adjacent lobes. A brief summary of Gesneriaceae diversity in the Colombia departments of Caquetá and Huila is discussed with an emphasis on the old highway between Florencia and Guadalupe. The conservation status ofG. magenticristatumis assessed as Endangered (EN) based on IUCN Criteria.