TABLE 1 in Spathiphyllum frailescanense (Araceae), a new species from Sierra Madre of Chiapas, Mexico

TABLE 1. Morphological comparison of Spathiphyllum frailescanense with similar species, including other species reported within its area of distribution.
TraitS. cochlearispathumS. blandumS. matudaeS. frailescanenseBladesOblong or oblong-Elliptic to oblong- orLanceolate or elliptic-Oblong-elliptic or oblong-lanceolate to narrowlylanceolate-ellipticlanceolate, sometimesovate bladesellipticsubovatePairs of primary20–3815–2620–2526–32lateral veins per sideSpadixFrequently sessileSessile or on a stipe 10Stipitate (stipe up to 20Sessile or with a short(sometimes on a stipe lessmmmm)stipe (less than 12 mm)than 10 mm)PistilsNot constrictedNot constrictedConstricted between theNot constrictedovary and the styleOvules per ovary6–164–87–135–11, rarely 14