Published April 15, 2022
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Rediscovery of Gasteranthus extinctus L.E.Skog & L.P.Kvist (Gesneriaceae) at multiple sites in western Ecuador
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- 1. Science and Education, Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago, United States of America
- 2. Universidad de las Américas, Quito, Ecuador|Science and Education, Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago, United States of America
- 3. Univ Montpellier, Montpellier, France|Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador, Quito, Ecuador
- 4. University of Miami, Coral Gables, United States of America
- 5. Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador, Quito, Ecuador
- 6. Universidad de Guayaquil, Guyaquil, Ecuador
- 7. Science Department, The Lawrenceville School, Lawrenceville, United States of America
- 8. Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador, Quito, Ecuador|Univ Montpellier, Montpellier, France
- 9. Universidad San Francisco de Quito USFQ, Quito, Ecuador
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We report the rediscovery of the Critically Endangered cloud forest herb Gasteranthus extinctus, not seen since 1985. In 2019 and 2021, G. extinctus 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 G. extinctus and the small, disjunct forest remnants it occupies.
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