Glossoloma wiehleri (Gesneriaceae), a new species from the northwestern Andes of Ecuador
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 c...
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| description | 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. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-166e171a6d084704bf4ced5903f9b2352022-12-21T19:09:36ZengPensoft PublishersPhytoKeys1314-20032021-11-011861910.3897/phytokeys.186.7355473554Glossoloma wiehleri (Gesneriaceae), a new species from the northwestern Andes of EcuadorJohn L. Clark0Francisco Tobar1The Lawrenceville SchoolInstituto Nacional de BiodiversidadA 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.https://phytokeys.pensoft.net/article/73554/download/pdf/ |
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| title | Glossoloma wiehleri (Gesneriaceae), a new species from the northwestern Andes of Ecuador |
| title_full | Glossoloma wiehleri (Gesneriaceae), a new species from the northwestern Andes of Ecuador |
| title_fullStr | Glossoloma wiehleri (Gesneriaceae), a new species from the northwestern Andes of Ecuador |
| title_full_unstemmed | Glossoloma wiehleri (Gesneriaceae), a new species from the northwestern Andes of Ecuador |
| title_short | Glossoloma wiehleri (Gesneriaceae), a new species from the northwestern Andes of Ecuador |
| title_sort | glossoloma wiehleri gesneriaceae a new species from the northwestern andes of ecuador |
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