Abstract

A recently discovered species is described from the Cobre mine site managed by Minera Panamá S.A. in Colón Province (Donoso District) in central Panama near the Caribbean coast. The new species, Paradrymonia peltatifolia J. L. Clark & M. M. Mora (Gesneriaceae, Episcieae), is easily distinguished from congeners by the presence of peltate leaf blades, which is a vegetative characteristic that is rare in the Gesneriaceae.Se describe una especie recientemente descubierta en la concesión Cobre Panamá manejada por la Minera Panamá S.A. en la provincia de Colón (distrito de Donoso) en el centro de Panamá cerca de la costa Caribe. La nueva especie, Paradrymonia peltatifolia J. L. Clark & M. M. Mora (Gesneriaceae, Episcieae), se distingue fácilmente de congéneres por la presencia de láminas peltadas, la cual es una característica vegetativa rara en las Gesneriáceas.

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