Clark John L, Tobar Franciso, Keene Jeremy
Science Department, The Lawrenceville School, Lawrenceville, NJ 08648, USA The Lawrenceville School Lawrenceville United States of America.
Marie Selby Botanical Gardens, 811 South Palm Avenue, Sarasota, FL 34236, USA Marie Selby Botanical Gardens Sarasota United States of America.
PhytoKeys. 2022 Sep 28;210:15-21. doi: 10.3897/phytokeys.210.89520. eCollection 2022.
Exploratory field expeditions to the western slopes of the Ecuadorian Andes resulted in the discovery of a new species of (Gesneriaceae). J.L.Clark & Keene, is described as a narrow endemic from lowland forests along the border of the Reserva Ecológica Los Illinizas in the Province of Cotopaxi. The new species is unique for the presence of glutinous or sticky trichomes on the calyx lobes and outer surface of the inferior ovary. Based on IUCN guidelines, a preliminary conservation status is assigned as Critically Endangered (CR).
对厄瓜多尔安第斯山西坡进行的探索性野外考察发现了一种新的(苦苣苔科)植物。J.L.克拉克和基恩对其进行了描述,它是一种狭域特有种,生长在科托帕希省洛斯伊利尼萨斯生态保护区边界沿线的低地森林中。该新物种的独特之处在于花萼裂片和子房下位的外表面有粘性或黏质的毛状体。根据国际自然保护联盟的指导方针,初步将其保护状况定为极度濒危(CR)。