Novae Gesneriaceae Neotropicarum IV. Alloplectus purpureus and Columnea nematoloba: new Gesneriaceae from northwestern South America

Two species of Gesneriaceae are described: Alloplectus purpureus from the lower montane forests of northwestern Ecuador and adjacent Colombia and Columnea nematoloba from the lowland rain forests of western Colombia. The first with its fimbriate calyx lobes is probably nearest to Alloplectus sprucei...

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Published in:Brittonia 1992-10, Vol.44 (4), p.475-480
Main Authors: Kvist, L.P, Skog, L.E
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
ANATOMIA DE LA PLANTA
ANATOMIE VEGETALE
Calyx
COLOMBIA
COLOMBIE
Corolla
DISTRIBUCION NATURAL
DISTRIBUTION NATURELLE
ECUADOR
EQUATEUR
ESPECE NOUVELLE
ESPECIES NUEVAS
Genera
GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION
GESNERIACEAE
Herbs
Montane forests
NATURAL DISTRIBUTION
NEW SPECIES
PLANT ANATOMY
Plant glands
PLANT MORPHOLOGY
Plant veins
Rain forests
Stamens
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Summary:Two species of Gesneriaceae are described: Alloplectus purpureus from the lower montane forests of northwestern Ecuador and adjacent Colombia and Columnea nematoloba from the lowland rain forests of western Colombia. The first with its fimbriate calyx lobes is probably nearest to Alloplectus sprucei, occurring in the same region but mostly at lower elevations. The second is in a group with two recently described species from western Ecuador and Colombia, Columnea fililoba adn C. incredibilis, all having filiform corolla lobes.
ISSN:0007-196X
1938-436X
DOI:10.2307/2807197