A new species of Gasteranthus (Gesneriaceae, Beslerieae) is described from the eastern Andean slopes of southern Ecuador. The presence of a strongly hypocyrtoid corolla with lateral protrusions along the pouch and ternate leaves differentiate Gasteranthus diverticularis from all other congeners.
Gasteranthus diverticularis, a new species of Gesneriaceae from southern Ecuador
Publication: Brittonia
Year: 2012
Genera:
Gasteranthus