TABLE 1. Morphological comparison between P. mangalbaria and P in Peperomia mangalbaria (Piperaceae), a new species from Sikkim Himalaya, India

TABLE 1. Morphological comparison between P. mangalbaria and P. leptostachya. P. mangalbariaP. leptostachyaStem habitdecumbenterectStem indumentpuberulenttomentoseLeaf apexobtuse to roundedacuteLeaf indumentboth sides pubescent when young, then adaxially glabrescent or glabrousboth sides puberulousVenationobscurely pinnatinervedconspicuously palmatinerved or plinervedSpikeapex blunt, light greenapex acuminate, deep green