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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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:166e171a6d084704bf4ced5903f9b2352021-12-01T04:30:49ZGlossoloma wiehleri (Gesneriaceae), a new species from the northwestern Andes of Ecuador10.3897/phytokeys.186.735541314-2003https://doaj.org/article/166e171a6d084704bf4ced5903f9b2352021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://phytokeys.pensoft.net/article/73554/download/pdf/https://phytokeys.pensoft.net/article/73554/download/xml/https://phytokeys.pensoft.net/article/73554/https://doaj.org/toc/1314-2003A 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.John L. ClarkFrancisco TobarPensoft PublishersarticleBotanyQK1-989ENPhytoKeys, Vol 186, Iss , Pp 1-9 (2021)
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John L. Clark
Francisco Tobar
Glossoloma wiehleri (Gesneriaceae), a new species from the northwestern Andes of Ecuador
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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author John L. Clark
Francisco Tobar
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title 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_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_sort glossoloma wiehleri (gesneriaceae), a new species from the northwestern andes of ecuador
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