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| Trichodrymonia glutinosa J.L.Clark & Clavijo in Clark et Clavijo. 2025. |
Abstract
Field expeditions to the Cordillera Occidental of the Colombian Andes have resulted in the discovery of a new species of Trichodrymonia (Gesneriaceae). Trichodrymonia glutinosa J.L.Clark & Clavijo is described from the western Andean slopes of the Cordillera Occidental, along the old highway between Cali and Buenaventura. The new species is a lithophytic stout herb with elongate pendent leaves and with vegetative and reproductive structures covered with a glutinous indumentum. Based on IUCN guidelines, a preliminary conservation assessment of ‘Vulnerable' (VU) is recommended for T. glutinosa.
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| Field images of Trichodrymonia glutinosa sp. nov. (Gesneriaceae). (a) base of stem with clustered leaves and congested flowers (b) base of stem highlighting glandular trichomes, (c) lateral view of flower, (d) front view of flower, (e) habitat, (f) lower and upper view of leaves. (a, b, d, e, f from J.L. Clark et al. 13384, c from L. Clavijo et al. 2267). Digital images by J. L. Clark and L. Clavijo respectively. |
Trichodrymonia glutinosa J.L.Clark & Clavijo
John L. Clark and Laura Clavijo. 2025. Trichodrymonia glutinosa (Gesneriaceae), A New Species from the Cordillera Occidental of Colombia. Nordic Journal of Botany. DOI: doi.org/10.1002/njb.04928 [07 August 2025]
