identifier	taxonID	type	CVterm	format	language	title	description	additionalInformationURL	UsageTerms	rights	Owner	contributor	creator	bibliographicCitation
038887A3FF9C1A5826AFFF66FEC5FADE.text	038887A3FF9C1A5826AFFF66FEC5FADE.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Drymonia betancurii Clavijo & J. L. Clark 2015	<div><p>Drymonia betancurii Clavijo &amp; J.L. Clark, sp. nov. (Figs. 1 &amp; 2)</p> <p>Diagnosis: Differs from other species of Drymonia by the presence of papillose-hispid trichomes on upper leaf surface and pitted on the lower surface; upper leaf surface dark green, often covered with white spots; calyx lobes densely pilose on both surfaces; corolla limb orange-red with white to yellow lobe margins; style with glandular trichomes.</p> <p>Type:— COLOMBIA. Antioquia: Municipio Frontino, Parque Nacional Natural Las Orquídeas, vereda Venados Abajo, sector de Venados, sitio Arenales. 6º32’25.2”N, 76º18’38.7”W, 950–1000 m, 26 July 2011 (fl), J. Betancur, P. Pedraza-Peñalosa, M.F. González, R. Arévalo, D. Sanín, A. Zuluaga, J. Serna &amp; A. Duque 15434 (holotype COL!, isotypes HUA!, NY!).</p> <p>Herb, subshrub, or liana; terrestrial, hemiepiphyte, or epiphyte. Stem prostrate, scandent or appressed to tree, herbaceous to subwoody, with adventitious roots, branched, subquadrangular in cross-section, 2.5–3.9 mm in diameter, scarcely pilose to pilose basally, pilose to lanate apically; trichomes whitish, 1–2 mm long, unbranched; internodes 4.4–10.2 cm long. Leaves opposite, evenly spaced, decussate, subequal in a pair; petiole 0.5–2.5 cm long, terete in cross-section, green, with a gland at the base, densely pilose to lanate, trichomes 0.8–1.6 mm long; blade ovate to oblong, 3.1–8.1 × 2.5–6.0 cm, cartaceous, upper surface dark green, usually with white spots along the veins and sometimes with the venation light green, lower surface purple with light green venation, apex acuminate, base rounded to truncate, usually oblique, margin crenate to serrulate, upper surface papillose-hispid, lower surface pitted; 5–6 (–7) pairs of secondary veins, only evident abaxially, main vein sparsely pilose adaxially, densely pilose abaxially, secondary veins glabrate adaxially, densely pilose abaxially, higher order of venation only evident abaxially, pilose. Inflorescence reduced to an axillary solitary flower; bracts absent; flowers protandrous. Pedicel perpendicular or oblique relative to stem, 8–29 mm long, green, densely pilose. Calyx green to green suffused with red, membranous, venation conspicuous; calyx lobes 5, 4 nearly equal, dorsal lobe slightly reduced, free to nearly free, when nearly free fused at base for 2–5 mm, apex acute, base rounded to truncate, margin serrate, reflexed when in bud, pilose, dense at base on both surfaces; ventral and lateral lobes 13–26 × 7–18 mm, rhombic, ovate or oblong, dorsal lobe 12–19 × 6–13 mm, ovate to oblong. Corolla zygomorphic, 4.7–5 cm long, oblique to perpendicular relative to calyx, infundibuliform; tube constricted at base, 2.8– 3.2 cm long, 1.3–1.6 cm wide, outer surface white, sometimes pink ventrally, pilose, inner surface orange-red; base gibbous, 6– 5 mm in diameter, gibbosity 6–7 mm long; throat 17–19 mm in diameter, outer surface white and pilose, inner surface orange-red with short glandular trichomes dorsally; corolla lobes subequal, orange-red, margin white to yellow, 9–12 × 9–14 mm, orbicular, apex rounded, margin slightly erose, glabrous, ventral lobe slightly larger, lateral and dorsal lobes spreading, sometimes reflexed. Androecium of 4 stamens, didynamous, filaments 26–32 mm long, adnate to the corolla tube for 13–15 mm, white, glabrous, coiling after anthesis; staminode absent; anthers oblong, coherent by the lateral walls, dehiscence by basal pores that develop into longitudinal slits, 6–7 × 2–3 mm. Gynoecium with a single dorsal nectary gland, ovate, apex acute, 2–3 mm long, glabrous; ovary superior, 5–6 × 4–5 mm, ovate, orange, sericeous; style 17–19 mm long with sparse glandular trichomes, stigma stomatomorphic. Fruit not observed.</p> <p>Distribution and habitat:— Drymonia betancurii is endemic to Colombia and is only known from the Pacific slopes of the Cordillera Occidental in the departments of Antioquia and Chocó, between 480 and 1000 m. Drymonia betancurii grows in scattered populations in open areas that are often near forest edges or in the shade of intact forests.</p> <p>Phenology:—Flowers recorded from March to July; fruits not seen.</p> <p>Etymology:—This species is named in honor of the Colombian botanist Julio Betancur, expert on Bromeliaceae and Heliconiaceae of Colombia, who has made monumental contributions to the knowledge of Colombian flora and has mentored several generations of Colombian botanists.</p> <p>Additional specimens examined (paratypes):— COLOMBIA. Antioquia: Municipio Frontino, Corregimiento de Encarnación, Parque Nacional Natural Las Orquídeas, sector Venados, bosques cercanos a la cabaña de Parques Nacionales, 11 April 2011, J. Betancur, P. Pedraza-Peñalosa, J. M. Vélez-Puerta, A. Orjuela &amp; A. Duque 15165 (COL!, HUA!, NY!); Parque Nacional Natural Las Orquídeas, sector Venados, vereda <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-76.31279&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=6.7018886" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -76.31279/lat 6.7018886)">Venados Abajo</a>, sitio <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-76.31279&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=6.7018886" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -76.31279/lat 6.7018886)">La Esperanza</a>, cuenca de la quebrada <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-76.31279&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=6.7018886" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -76.31279/lat 6.7018886)">Arenales</a>, 6º42’6.8’’N, 76º18’46.03’’W, 880–920 m, 29 July 2011, P. Pedraza-Peñalosa, J. Betancur, M. F. González, R. Arévalo, D. Sanín, A. Zuluaga, A. Duque &amp; J. Serna 2443 (COL!, NY!); Parque Nacional Natural Las Orquídeas, sector Venados, vereda <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-76.31279&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=6.7018886" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -76.31279/lat 6.7018886)">Venados Abajo</a>, sitio <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-76.31279&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=6.7018886" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -76.31279/lat 6.7018886)">La Esperanza</a>, cuenca de la quebrada <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-76.31279&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=6.7018886" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -76.31279/lat 6.7018886)">Arenales</a>, 6º42’6.8’’N, 76º18’46.03’’W, 880–920 m, 20 July 2011, P.Pedraza-Peñalosa, J.Betancur, M. F. González, R. Arévalo, D. Sanín, A. Zuluaga, A. Duque &amp; J. Serna 2486 (COL!, NY!, UNA!); vereda Cruces, sitio Piñares, camino a <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-76.32764&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=6.4765277" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -76.32764/lat 6.4765277)">Perdidas</a>, poco después de la escuela <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-76.32764&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=6.4765277" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -76.32764/lat 6.4765277)">La Esperanza</a>, orilla izquierda del <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-76.32764&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=6.4765277" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -76.32764/lat 6.4765277)">río Calles</a>, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-76.32764&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=6.4765277" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -76.32764/lat 6.4765277)">Parque Nacional Natural Las Orquídeas</a>, bosque poco perturbado, 6º28’35.5’’N, 76º19’39.5’’W, 980 m, 3 May 2013, S. E. Hoyos-Gómez, J. Betancur, R. Arévalo, M. F. González, M. S. Jaimes, F. Gómez, A. Duque, C. Rivera, W. Quinceno &amp; F. Pino 2289 (COL!, NY!); Municipio Urrao, vereda Cruces, camino al <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-76.321976&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=6.4661107" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -76.321976/lat 6.4661107)">río Penderisco</a> desde la escuela <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-76.321976&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=6.4661107" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -76.321976/lat 6.4661107)">La Esperanza</a>, alrededores de la quebrada <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-76.321976&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=6.4661107" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -76.321976/lat 6.4661107)">La Balsora</a>, márgen izquierda del <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-76.321976&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=6.4661107" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -76.321976/lat 6.4661107)">río Calles</a>, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-76.321976&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=6.4661107" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -76.321976/lat 6.4661107)">Parque Nacional Natural Las Orquídeas</a>, bosque al lado de una quebrada y potrero al lado del camino, 6º27’58’’N, 76º19’19.11’’W, 880–900 m, 7 May 2013, J. Betancur, R. Arévalo, S. E. Hoyos-Gómez, M. S. Jaimes, A. Duque, W. Quinceno &amp; F. Pino (COL!, NY!). Chocó: Along road from Quibdó to <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-76.321976&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=6.4661107" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -76.321976/lat 6.4661107)">Tutunendo</a>, 1 hour past <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-76.321976&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=6.4661107" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -76.321976/lat 6.4661107)">Tutunendo</a>, vereda 21, at <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-76.321976&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=6.4661107" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -76.321976/lat 6.4661107)">Alto de Veinte</a>, hacienda of Ruben Jaramillo, 1/2 hour walk down hill from roadside; rain forest 18 km NE of Tutunendo, 480 m, 15 March 1987, H. Wiehler 8730 B (SEL!).</p> <p>Drymonia betancurii is similar to D. variegata Uribe (1952: 1), but they are readily differentiated when fertile. The two species are similar in their diverse habits and foliage (e.g., dark green, papillose-hispid trichomes on upper blade surface, and pitted and purple lower blade surface). Drymonia betancurii is differentiated from D. variegata by the presence of white spots on the upper surface, although, at least one population of D. betancurii have light green venation and lack white spots. When sterile, the non-spotted populations of D. betancurii are similar to D. variegata. The two species are differentiated by the following characters in D. betancurii: petiole 0.5–2.5 cm long (vs. ca. 5 cm long); blades ovate to oblong to 8.1 cm long (vs. lanceolate to elliptic to 15.2 cm long); calyx lobes rhombic, ovate or oblong, 7–18 mm wide (vs. lanceolate, 1–6 mm wide); and corolla lobes orange with white to yellow margin (vs. white with maroon or purple lines). Drymonia variegata is widely distributed from Panama to Ecuador, while D. betancurii is restricted to the Pacific slopes of the Colombian Andes in the departments of Antioquia and Chocó, where these two species are sympatric. Hans Wiehler and the Gesneriad Research Foundation team made the first known collection of D. betancurii (H. Wiehler 8730B) during their expedition to Colombia in 1987, and although they noticed the unusual white spots on the leaves they identified the collection as D. variegata (Milewiski 1987).</p> <p>Drymonia betancurii and Drymonia droseroides J.L. Clark &amp; Clavijo (2010: 190) are similar because of their dark green and bullate foliage. The two species are differentiated by the following characters in D. betancurii: habit of prostrate herb, liana, epiphyte or hemiepiphytic shrub (vs. terrestrial shrub); petioles 0.5–2.5 cm long (vs. 6–7.7 cm long); leaves 3.1–8.1 × 2.5–6.0 cm (vs. 16.5–21.1 × 11.6–13 cm); calyx lobes rhombic, ovate or oblong and pilose (vs. spatulate with glandular hairs); and an infundibuliform corolla with an orange-red limb (vs. campanulate with limb yellow to pink).</p> <p>The stem indument and the habit of D. betancurii are similar to D. alloplectoides Hanstein (1865: 358). However, D. betancurii is differentiated by dark green, papillose-hispid leaves (vs. green, villous), calyx serrate (vs. entire), corolla lobes orange-red with the margin white to yellow (vs. white), and ventral corolla lobe slightly erose (vs. fimbriate).</p> </div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/038887A3FF9C1A5826AFFF66FEC5FADE	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Clavijo, Laura;Clark, John L.	Clavijo, Laura, Clark, John L. (2015): Drymonia betancurii (Gesneriaceae), a new species from northwestern Colombia. Phytotaxa 221 (1): 77-82, DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.221.1.8, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.221.1.8
