Speciation is an ongoing process. Many recognized species are fully divergent from each
other and their ancestors, whereas others are in earlier stages in the diversification process …

Background Quantification of corolla shape variations helps biologists to investigate plant
diversity and evolution. 3D images capture the genuine structure and provide …

Morphological data have produced conflicting results when analyzing evolutionary
relationships within Gesneriaceae due to convergence of morphological characters …

Two new species of Columnea are described from the Andes of Ecuador and Peru.
Columnea machupicchuensis JL Clark & JF Sm. is a subwoody subshrub with tubular purple …

Three new species of Columnea (Gesneriaceae, tribe Gesnerieae) are described from the
western Andean slopes of northern Ecuador and southern Colombia. Columneaangulata JL …

 Abstract Exploratory field expeditions to the Chocó forests in the northwestern slopes of the
Ecuadorian and Colombian Andes resulted in the discovery of two new species of …

Understanding the source of phenotypic variability is a challenge in the biological sciences.
Variation in phenotypes is the result of variation in the genetics and environment the …

Colombia es el país neotropical con mayor diversidad de Gesneriaceae. Sin embargo hay
vacíos en el conocimiento de los patrones de distribución y ecología de esta familia, debido …

We describe and illustrate a new species of Columnea from the Central Pacific region of
Costa Rica. Columnea blancoi sp. nov. is morphologically similar to Columnea canarina …

Columnea longipedicellata, a new species of Gesneriaceae from Colombia Page 1
Phytotaxa 217 (3): 273–278 www.mapress.com/phytotaxa/ Copyright © 2015 Magnolia …