Glossoloma puroanum is a neotropical plant in the Gesneriaceae family, from where many well-known house plants originate, whose colourful flowers appear to grow upside-down. This species was discovered by John Clarke on the eastern slopes of the Ecuadorian Andes, a reserve protected by Puro and World Land Trust and subsequently named after Puro. It’s a nomadic climber. Instead of self-supporting, it climbs nearby vegetation, often reaching closer to the sky by leaning on trunks and branches.
Watch our short film about the other Puro species.
Saving the Rainforest
This Puro Glossoloma was discovered and lives within the protected habitat of our Puro Rainforest Reserve in Ecuador.
