Table 3 in Taxonomic updates in Amphitecna (Bignoniaceae): A new Mexican species and the re-establishment of the giant-leaved A. megalophylla

Table 3. Comparison of diagnostic morphological features among Amphitecna fonceti (Bignoniaceae) and close relatives. Morphological featuresAmphitecna foncetiAmphitecna apiculataAmphitecna latifoliaAmphitecna sessilifoliaLeaf longUp to 40 cmUp to 40 cmUp to 20 cmUp to 30 cmLeaf wideUp to 13 cmUp to 12 cmUp to 11 cmUp to 9 cmInflorescencesMostly ramiflorousMostly terminalMostly terminalTerminalPedicel lengthUp to 60 mmUp to 50 mmUp to 40 mmUp to 80 mmCalyx lengthup to 32 mmup to 20 mmup to 37 mmup to 30 mmCalyx surfaceStrongly costate, pubescent and densely covered with lenticels-like white dotsSmooth and glabrousSmooth and glabrousSmooth and glabrousCorolla shapeFunnelformTubularFunnelformFunnelformCorolla lengthup to 45 mmup to 28 mmup to 62 mmup to 52 mmCorolla mouth23 mm diam.10 mm diam.24 mm diam.16 mm diam.Stamens3, rarely 4444Stamen insertion4-12 mm from base of the tube10 mm from base of the tube15-20 mm from base of the tube13-18 mm from base of the tubeStyle length33-37 mm?45-50 mm38-39 mmFruits shapeEllipticEllipticGloboseEllipticFruits apexAcute to short apiculateApiculateRoundedApiculateHabitatOak forest at c. 1500 m altitudeLowland wet forest mostly below 500 m altitudeRestricted to coastal forest and mangroveMontane wet forest mostly between 1300 and 2000 m alt