TABLE 1 in A New Species of Begonia (Begoniaceae) from the Eastern Cordillera of Colombia

TABLE 1. Comparison of diagnostic characters used to distinguish Begonia betancurii and the most similar species in sections Ruizopavonia and Cyathocnemis (B. magdalenae).
B. betancurii sp. nov.B. alnifoliaB. consobrinaB. cymbaliferaB. dugandianaB. extensaB. pseudodendronB. magdalenaeLeaf position relative to the petioleTransverseStraightTransverseStraight or transverseStraight to slightly transverseTransverseStraightTransverseLeaf venation and number of veins on the broad /narrow sides of the laminaPalmate- pinnate-nerved; 9–10 / 5–6Pinnate- nerved; 13–17 / 13–15Palmate- pinnate-nerved, 9–12 / 7–9Pinnate- nerved; 8–12 / 6–8Pinnate- nerved; 6–8 / 4–6Palmate- pinnate- nerved; 9 / 6–8Pinnate-nerved; 7–9 / 5–7Palmate-pinnatenerved; 10–12 / 6–7Flowering peduncle, long (mm)34–7725–6620–45ca. 5014–203715–4550–60Number of bifurcations of the inflorescence2–43–52–342–326–83–4Number of tepals in staminate and pistillate flowers4 in staminate, 3 in pistillate2 in staminate, 2 in pistillate4 in staminate, 3 in pistillate4 in staminate, 3 in pistillate4 in staminate, 2 in pistillate2 in staminate, 3 in pistillate4 in staminate, 2 in pistillate2 in staminate, 2–3 in pistillateLength of staminate outer tepals (mm)ca. 154–54–5ca. 5ca. 5.5ca. 163–67Number of stamensca. 55ca. 30>25>25ca. 20ca. 50ca. 20ca. 13Form of the stylesMultifidMultifidMultifidMultifidMultifidBifidBifidBifid