Glossolomawiehleri (Gesneriaceae), a new species from the northwestern Andes of Ecuador

格洛索洛马维勒氏苦苣苔科(Glossolomawiehleri),厄瓜多尔西北部安第斯山脉新种

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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.

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