Two new species of L. (Rosaceae) from the western Andes of Ecuador.

Two new species of (Rosaceae) from the western Andes of northern Ecuador are described. D.A. Espinel-Ortiz & Romol. is a scandent or climbing shrub found in the mountain forests of Chocó Andino from northern Ecuador. D.A. Espinel-Ortiz & Romol. is a vine or climbing shrub found in the rainforests of Chocó Andino from Pichincha and Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas. The species mentioned here are morphologically differentiated from all the species from Ecuador with a detailed botanical description, illustrations and photographs. We also report, for the first time, possible hybridisation between and Focke, as the samples reviewed showed mixed characteristics from both species.