Table 2 in New Piper species from the eastern slopes of the Andes in northern South America

Table 2. Comparison of Piper hoyoscardozii with related species of scandent habit. SpeciesInternodes indumentSecondary nerves branchPeduncle lengthRachis lengthSpike a pexDistributionP. brachypodon (Benth.) C. DC.glabrousfrom the lower half1 cm5-7 cmobtuseChocó RegionP. cavendishioides Trel. & Yunck.tomentulosefrom the lower one-fourth or one-third1 cm7-8 cmobtuseChocó RegionP. dryadum C. DC.pubescentfrom the lower third0.5-1 cm5-6 cmobtuseMesoamerica and Chocó RegionP. flagellicuspe Trel. & Yunck.velvetyfrom the lower half0.5 cm4 cmobtuseChocó RegionP. novogranatense C. DC.glabrousfrom the lower third0.5 cm4 cmobtuseChocó RegionP. ottoniaefolium C. DC.glabrousnear the base0.5-1 cm6-8 cmobtuseChocó RegionP. xanthostachyum C. DC.glabrousfrom the lower third0.5-1 cm5-6.5obtuseMesoamerica and western slope of the AndesP. hoyoscardozii W. Trujillo & M. A. Jaram.pubescentfrom the lower third2-3 cm7-9 cmlong apiculateEastern slope of the northern Andes