| Amalophyllon miraculum | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Gesneriaceae |
| Genus: | Amalophyllon |
| Species: | A. miraculum |
| Binomial name | |
| Amalophyllon miraculum (Wiehler) J.L.Clark | |
Amalophyllon miraculum is a plant species in the family Gesneriaceae endemic to the Andes of Ecuador. It was discovered in Centinela, Ecuador in 2024.
The plant is small in stature and an obligate lithophyte. It lives near waterfalls due to its need of constant moisture.
This small plant with serrated leaves and tiny white flowers is named "miraculum" because its miraculous the species was still there after being thought to be extinct.
References
- 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.
- Ashley Stimpson (25 June 2024). "Decades after mass deforestation, scientists encounter 'miraculous' new plant species". Science.
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| Amalophyllon miraculum | |
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