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Table 1. Morphological characters distinguishing Dendrophthora apiculata, D in Two new species of Dendrophthora (Viscaceae) from the Venezuelan Andes

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Table 1. Morphological characters distinguishing Dendrophthora apiculata, D. coronata, and D. lindeniana.

D. apiculataD. coronataD. lindeniana
Plant height20-30+ cm.30-45 cm.Up to 100 cm.
IndumentumEntire plant sparsely papillate.Entire plant abundantly covered with coroniform trichomes.Entire plant abundantly papillate.
StemWith longitudinal striations (not pronounced).With pronounced striations (furrows).Without striations.
CataphyllsCataphylls surrounding nodes 0.2-0.5 mm long; only located at the base of a node.Cataphylls in basal branches 0.5-1 mm long; found 1-2 cm above a node.Cataphylls not present.
Leaf apexApiculate; apiculum 0.2-0.5 mm long.Not apiculate.Not apiculate.
PetiolePetiole 2-3 mm long.Petiole 0.5-2 mm long.Petiole up to 1 mm long.
Leaf marginEntire.Slightly crenulate.Entire.
Staminate inflorescenceTriseriate.Uniseriate.Uniseriate.

Notes

Published as part of Canelon, Daniela S., Nino, Santos M., Dorr, Laurence J. & Caraballo-Ortiz, Marcos A., 2020, Two new species of Dendrophthora (Viscaceae) from the Venezuelan Andes, pp. 1 in PhytoKeys 140 on page 1, DOI: 10.3897/phytokeys.140.48865

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