Amalophyllon miraculum (Gesneriaceae), an exceptionally small lithophilous new species from the western Andean slopes of Ecuador

Autor: John L. Clark, Andrea Fernández, J. Nicolás Zapata, Camilo Restrepo-Villarroel, Dawson M. White, Nigel C. A. Pitman
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: PhytoKeys, Vol 242, Iss , Pp 307-316 (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1314-2003
DOI: 10.3897/phytokeys.242.118069
Popis: Recent exploratory field expeditions to the western slopes of the Ecuadorian Andes resulted in the discovery of a new species of Amalophyllon (Gesneriaceae). Amalophyllon miraculum J.L.Clark, sp. nov. is described from two localities in the Centinela region in the Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas province. The new species is differentiated from congeners by the pendent habit, basal rosette of leaves, leaf blades with deeply serrate margins, and miniature size. Based on IUCN guidelines, a preliminary conservation status is assigned as Critically Endangered (CR).
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