Amalophyllon miraculum
Appearance
Amalophyllon miraculum | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Lamiales |
Family: | Gesneriaceae |
Genus: | Amalophyllon |
Species: | A. miraculum
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Binomial name | |
Amalophyllon miraculum (Wiehler) J.L.Clark
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Amalophyllon miraculum is a plant species in the family Gesneriaceae endemic to the Andes of Ecuador. It was discovered in Centinela, Ecuador in 2024.[1]
The plant is small in stature and an obligate lithophyte. It lives near waterfalls due to its need of constant moisture.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Clark, John L.; Fernández, Andrea; Zapata, J. Nicolás; Restrepo-Villarroel, Camilo; White, Dawson M.; Pitman, Nigel C. A. (2024). "Amalophyllon miraculum (Gesneriaceae), an exceptionally small lithophilous new species from the western Andean slopes of Ecuador". PhytoKeys (242): 307–316. doi:10.3897/phytokeys.242.118069. PMC 11188077.
- ^ James Ashworth (11 June 2024). "Tiny flower that survived deforestation named as new species". Natural History Museum.