Study of Gesneriaceae for the Flora of Ecuador and the Catalogue of th
e Vascular Plants of Ecuador has shown that some recently published ne
w species need to be transferred with new combinations in Columnea: C.
filifera, C. katzensteinii, C. mastersonii, C. medicinalis, C. ornata
, and C. tandapiana, or included as synonyms of previously published s
pecies.