TABLE 1 in Novelties in Macrolobium (Detarioideae, Fabaceae) for Northern South America: Two new species and new chorological records from Colombia and Ecuador

TABLE 1. Comparison of the similar species to Macrolobium ceriferum.
SpeciesCharacterM. archeriM. ceriferumM. dressleriM. floridumM. pittieriLeaflets surfacesnot bullate, concolorous, abaxially not whitish, dark-punctatebullate, discolorous, abaxially whitish and sparsely dark- punctatenot bullate, concolorous, abaxially not whitish, dark-punctatenot bullate, concolorous, abaxially not whitish, dark dots not verifiednot bullate, concolorous, abaxially not whitish, epunctateLeaflets secondary veinsflat to slightly raised in both surfacesraised abaxially, impressed adaxiallyflat in both surfacesraised abaxially, slightly raised adaxiallyslightly raised in both surfacesInflorescence length (cm)ca. 3.51.1–1.82.7–75–7.5*ca. 3.5Bracts length (mm)ca. 31.3–1.8unknown2–3ca. 2.5Inflorescence axis and pedicels surfacesminute puberulous, not scaly waxyglabrous, scaly waxyminute puberulous, not scaly waxyminute puberulous, not scaly waxyglabrous, not scaly waxyBracteoles indumentum (adaxially)sparsely puberulousvery sparsely puberulouspuberulousglabrousglabrousHypanthium indumentumglabrousvery sparsely puberulousminute puberulouspuberulousglabrousSepals size (mm)20–22 × 4.5–79–12.9 × 1.7–3.211–12 × 510–13 × 7–1317–18.5 × 4Sepals indumentumglabroussparsely puberulous in both surfaces, ciliateminute puberulous at the center abaxially, otherwise glabrouspuberulous abaxially, glabrous adaxiallymargin sparsely and irregularly ciliolate, otherwise glabrousPetals size (mm)ca. 28 × 12, sessile11.7–17.8 × 4.5–7.1, 0.7–1.1 unguiculate25–30 × 11–15, sessile25–37 × 15–18, ca. 3 unguiculateca. 43 × 15, ca. 5 unguiculateFilaments length (mm) and indumentumca. 27, pilose basally18.5–22.9, glabrous24–26, villose40–45, glabrousca. 25, villose basallyAnthers length (mm)9–103.1–3.4ca. 4ca. 5ca. 5Ovary indumentumsparsely puberulous marginally, glabrous laterallypuberulous marginally, glabrous laterallyvelutinous throughout, villose in the lower sutureshorth pilosulose marginally, puberulous laterallypilosulose marginally, glabrous laterally
*These values were taken from the protologue by Karsten (1858), and they are consistent to the known specimens of Macrolobium floridum. The values provided by Aymard-Corredor and Romero-González (2021) and Cowan (1953) are apparently misspelled as: “ 5–15 cm ”, which wide range and large upper limit are unusual for species of Macrolobium sect. Stenosolen, besides, in the specimens cited by these authors, no inflorescences longer than 10 cm long were observed.