Rediscovery of Gasteranthus extinctus L.E.Skog & L.P.Kvist (Gesneriaceae) at multiple sites in western Ecuador
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We report the rediscovery of the Critically Endangered cloud forest herb <i>Gasteranthusextinctus</i>, not seen since 1985. In 2019 and 2021, <i>G.extinctus</i> was recorded at five sites in the western foothills of the Ecuadorian Andes, 4-25 km from the type locality at the celebrated Centinela ridge. We describe the species' distribution, abundance, habitat and conservation status and offer recommendations for further research and conservation efforts focused on <i>G.extinctus</i> and the small, disjunct forest remnants it occupies.
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Nigel C. A. Pitman, & Dawson M. White, & Juan Ernesto Guevara, & Thomas L. P. Couvreur, & Riley P. Fortier, & José Nicolás Zapata, & Xavier Cornejo, & John L. Clark, & Kenneth J. Feeley, & Mark Johnston, & Alix Lozinguez, & Gonzalo Rivas‐Torres (2022). Rediscovery of Gasteranthus extinctus L.E.Skog &amp; L.P.Kvist (Gesneriaceae) at multiple sites in western Ecuador. https://doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.194.79638