TABLE 1 in Mendoncia amabilis (Acanthaceae), a remarkable new species from the Amazon basin

TABLE 1. Comparison of diagnostic morphological characters of Mendoncia amabilis and similar species.
CharacterM. amabilisM. squamuligeraM. tonduziiBranchespubescentstrigosedensely pubescentPetiole and pedicelstrigosedensely pubescentdensely pubescentBase of leaf-bladesrounded to obtuseattenuate to acutecuneateLeaf-blade (abaxially)strigose to glabrescentdensely pubescentdensely pubescentLeaf venationcamptodromouseucamptodromouseucamptodromousBracteoles2.8–3.8 × 1.5–1.7 cm, membranous3.5–4 × 1–1.3 cm, subcoriaceous3–3.8 × 1–1.3 cm, membranousCalyxhirsuteglabrouspuberulousOvarysericeouspapillose-glandularpuberulousStyleproximally hirsute, distally glabrousglabrousproximally glandular, distally glabrous