TABLE 1 in Philodendron josephii (Araceae), a new species from central Amazonia, Brazil

TABLE 1. Comparison of vegetative and reproductive characters showing morphological differences among Philodendron josephii, Philodendron maximum and Philodendron megalophyllum.
CharactersP. josephiiP. maximumP. megalophyllumCataphyll persistencedeciduouspersistentmarcescentPetiole consistencydensespongysemi-spongySinus length5.0–7.524–327–28Spathe length19.0–27.58–1712.0–15.5Spadix length18.0–25.87–1515PlacentationaxileaxilebasalOvule insertionup to the middlethroughout septumbasalLocules number8–125–64–5Ovules per locule12–14multiovulateuniovulateFunicle lengthas long as ovulesmaller than ovulesmaller than ovule