Table 3 in New Piper species from the eastern slopes of the Andes in northern South America

Table 3. Comparison of Piper indiwasii with species of Piper with peltate leaves belonging to the Oxodium clade. SpeciesLeaf dimorphism*Leaf base extension widthLeaf base extension shapeLeaf widthGeographic distributionP. imberbe Trel. & Standleyall leaves peltate1.2-1.5 cmrounded4.5-8 cmMesoamericaP. scutilimbum C.DC.all leaves peltate(2)2.5-4 cmobtuse and rounded8-14 cmMesoamerica and northern AndesP. subscutatum (Miq.) C. DCpresent2-4 cmobtuse and rounded25-28 cmEastern slope of the northern Andes and AmazoniaP. indiwasii W. Trujillo & M. A. Jaram.all leaves peltate0.4-0.9 cmnarrowly spatulate4-18 cmEastern slope of the northern Andes * Leaves can be peltate or not.