TABLE 1 in Compsoneura nallarettiana (Myristicaceae), a new species from north-western Peru

TABLE 1. Comparison of Compsoneura nallarettiana with similar species.
SpeciesCompsoneura cuatrecasasiiCompsoneura debilisCompsoneura diaziiCompsoneura excelsaCompsoneura mutisiiCompsoneura nallarettianaLeaf baserounded or broadly obtuseattenuateacuteacute to attenuateacute to attenuateacute to attenuateLeaf apexobtuse or obtusely cuspidaterounded or obtuseacute to caudateacuminate short to cuspidateacuminate to obtuseacuminate to brevi-acuminateStaminate inflorescence length (cm)1.5–2.5<1.54.0–4.54.0–9.02.0(5.5-) 6.5–10.4Number of flowers per branch in staminate inflorescences3–55–202–62–33–52–8Staminate flower tube length (cm)0.120–0.1400.1000.900–0.130No informationNo information0.028–0.088Androecium length (cm)0.150.100.10–0.140.120.100.05–0.12Anther length (cm)0.30–0.400.06–0.080.09–0.120.08–0.110.05–0.060.03–0.08FruitpedunculatepedunculatepedunculatepedunculatepedunculatesessileDistributionColombiaBrazil, Colombia and VenezuelaPeru and EcuadorCosta RicaEcuador and ColombiaPeru