@article{fdi:010085078, title = {{R}ediscovery of {G}asteranthus extinctus {L}. {E}. {S}.kog & {L}. {P}. {K}vist ({G}esneriaceae) at multiple sites in western {E}cuador}, author = {{P}itman, {N}. {C}. {A}. and {W}hite, {D}. {M}. and {A}ndino, {J}. {E}. {G}. and {C}ouvreur, {T}homas and {F}ortier, {R}. {P}. and {Z}apata, {J}. {N}. and {C}ornejo, {X}. and {C}lark, {J}. {L}. and {F}eeley, {K}. {J}. and {J}ohnston, {M}. {K}. and {L}ozinguez, {A}lix and {R}ivas-{T}orres, {G}.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{W}e report the rediscovery of the {C}ritically {E}ndangered cloud forest herb {G}asteranthus extinctus, not seen since 1985. {I}n 2019 and 2021, {G}. extinctus was recorded at five sites in the western foothills of the {E}cuadorian {A}ndes, 4-25 km from the type locality at the celebrated {C}entinela ridge. {W}e 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.}, keywords = {{A}ndes ; {C}entinela ; {C}hoco ; cloud forest ; endemic ; extinction ; i{N}aturalist ; tropical forest ; {EQUATEUR} ; {ANDES} ; {ZONE} {TROPICALE}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{P}hytokeys}, numero = {194}, pages = {33--46}, ISSN = {1314-2011}, year = {2022}, DOI = {10.3897/phytokeys.194.79638}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010085078}, }