A new locality of Plagiochila dimorpha var. ecuadorica (Plagiochilaceae, Hepaticae)

The rare Neotropical montane Plagiochila dimorpha Lindenb. & Gottsche var. ecuadorica (Inoue) J.Heinrichs (Steereochila ecuadorica Inoue) has been collected for the second time in Ecuador, growing intermingled with Plagiochila cucullifolia Jack & Steph. Apart from the two Ecuadorian sites, P. dimorpha var. ecuadorica has only been reported from single localities in Bolivia and Costa Rica.