Glossoloma wiehlerii (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 wiehlerii 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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A new species of Glossoloma from the western Andean slopes of Pichincha Province in northern Ecuador is differentiated by its epiphytic habit, elongate scandent shoots, and coriaceous leaves with a velutinous indument. It is illustrated and categorized as Endangered (EN) according to IUCN Criteria.