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| Glossoloma parvulina Solano-C, D. Ruiz-Mol. & J.L. Clark, in Solano-C, Molina et Clark, 2025. |
Abstract
A new species of Glossoloma is described from the premontane forests of the Cordillera Oriental in the eastern Andean slopes of Colombia. Glossoloma parvulina Solano-C, D. Ruiz-Mol. & J.L. Clark is differentiated from other congeners by the presence of minute fimbriate calyx margins. The new species is compared with all other currently known species of Glossoloma with fimbriate calyx margins, most of which also share an unbranched subshrub habit. Based on IUCN guidelines, a preliminary conservation status is assigned as Endangered (EN).
Keywords: Andes, Boyacá, Macarena Special Management Area, Neotropics, Taxonomy
Glossoloma parvulina Solano-C, D. Ruiz-Mol. & J.L. Clark, sp. nov.
Etymology. The specific epithet is derived from the Latin word “parvus” meaning small, brief, or short. The name is in reference to the relatively small fimbria of the calyx margins (Figs. 2, 3C & 4A) compared to other Glossoloma with similar, but more elongate fimbriae (Fig. 1).
Carlos A. Solano-C, Daniel Ruiz Molina and John L. Clark. 2025. Exploratory Research in Colombia’s Cordillera Oriental reveals A New Glossoloma (Gesneriaceae) with fimbriate calyx margins. Brittonia. 77, 122–128. DOI: doi.org/10.1007/s12228-024-09821-y [17 January 2025]
