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August 16, 2025Open Access

A new species of Ceratostema (Ericaceae) with nearly tubular leaves from the Cordillera del Cóndor, Ecuador

Key Points

New species of ceratostema features nearly tubular leaves and distinct flowers, highlighting its uniqueness.
Ceratostema revoluta displays reddish flowers with a white base and brownish to black lobes, which aids identification.
Classification is based on detailed taxonomic similarities and an assessment of its ecological habitat.
Conservation information for this species indicates its limited distribution and the need for protection efforts.

Abstract

A new species of Ceratostema from the Cordillera del Cóndor in Ecuador is described and illustrated. Ceratostema revoluta is distinguished by its nearly tubular leaves with revolute margins, pulvinate petioles, reddish flowers with white base and brownish to black lobes, short, complanate pedicel with carinate bracteoles appressed to the base and calyx lobes appressed to the corolla and overlapping each other below the middle. The taxonomic similarities of the new species are discussed and information about its distribution, habitat and conservation is provided.

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Jiménez et al. (Thu,) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68a368710a429f797332d1e8 https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.261.156555

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