Abstract
A new species of Glossoloma is described from the western Andean slopes of the Pichincha Province in northern Ecuador. Glossolomawiehleri 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.
Highlights
The flowering plant family Gesneriaceae, with over 3400 species and 150+ genera (Weber 2004; Weber et al 2013), is in the order Lamiales
The new species described here is unusual for its habit of being epiphytic with elongate horizontal scandent stems
The description of Glossoloma wiehleri brings the total number of Glossoloma species to 29
Summary
A peer-reviewed open-access journal Launched to accelerate biodiversity research. Glossoloma wiehleri (Gesneriaceae), a new species from the northwestern Andes of Ecuador. Academic editor: Laura Clavijo | Received 27 August 2021 | Accepted 5 November 2021 | Published 29 November 2021 Citation: Clark JL, Tobar F (2021) Glossoloma wiehleri (Gesneriaceae), a new species from the northwestern Andes of Ecuador.
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