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| Columnea conopurpurea J.L.Clark, Y. Ramos-Arias & J.L. Peña, in Peña, Ramos-Arias et Clark, 2024. |
Abstract
Recent field expeditions to the Upper Magdalena Valley of Colombia resulted in the discovery of a new species of Columnea L. (Gesneriaceae). Columnea conopurpurea J. L. Clark, Y. Ramos-Arias & J. L. Peña, sp. nov., is described as a narrow endemic from the Colombian Massif in southern Colombia. The new species is an epiphyte with pendent shoots, shallow bilabiate corolla tubes, and a purple elongate cone-shaped berry. An overview of fruit shapes throughout Columnea is summarized to demonstrate the uniqueness of the purple cone-shaped berry in C. conopurpurea. Description, distribution map, illustration, and field images are provided. Based on IUCN guidelines, a preliminary conservation status of Endangered (EN) is provided for C. conopurpurea.
Keywords: Colombia, Columnea, Gesneriaceae, Magdalena Valley, taxonomy
Columnea conopurpurea J. L. Clark, Y. Ramos-Arias & J. L. Peña, sp. nov.
Jorge L. Peña, Yennifer Ramos-Arias and John L. Clark. 2024. Columnea conopurpurea (Gesneriaceae), A New Pendulous Epiphytic Species from the Colombian Massif in the Southern Andes of Colombia. Novon: A Journal for Botanical Nomenclature. 32(1); 179 - 185. DOI: doi.org/10.3417/2024914
