TABLE 1 in Aphelandra almanegra (Acanthaceae), a new species from the dry forests of the Cauca River canyon in Antioquia department, Colombia

TABLE 1. Comparative characters of A. almanegra, A. pulcherrima, A. barkleyi, A. mildbraediana and A. glabrata.
CharacteristicA. almanegraA. pulcherrimaA. barkleyiA. mildbraedianaA. glabrataStem indumentSparsely to densely strigosePubescent to tomentoseSparsely strigose to glabrousDensely strigose, glabrateModerately to densely pubescent, glabrateLeaf Shape/SizeElliptic; 6.0–34.4 × 3.2–14.7 cmOvate to oblong-elliptic; 8–20 × 3.5–10 cmOblong-elliptic; up to 35 × 12.5 cmOblong-elliptic to lanceolate; 8–13 × 2–4 cmElliptic or narrowly obovate; (7)10–23 × (3)4–8 cmLeaf SurfaceUpper surface glabrous, occasionally with scattered trichomes on main veins; sparsely strigose belowUpper surface finely pubescent or glabrate; more densely pubescent belowUpper surface glabrous; very sparingly and minutely strigose belowUpper surface glabrous or sparingly and minutely strigose; minutely and rather sparingly strigose belowUpper surface glabrous or nearly so, sparsely to moderately pubescent belowPetiole Length/ IndumentUp to 2.2 cm; sparsely to densely strigoseUp to 0.5 cm; pubescent to tomentoseUp to 5 cm; sparsely strigose to glabrousUp to 2 cm; strigoseUp to 3 cm; moderately pubescentInflorescence Type/SizeTerminal and lateral, solitary or several, subsessile; up to 32 cm longTerminal, solitary or several, subsessile; up to 20 cm longTerminal or lateral, terminal spike subsessile, the laterals short-peduncled; up to 30 cm longTerminal, solitary or several, subsessile; up to 5 cm longTerminal or lateral, solitary or several; up to 20 cm longBract Shape/SizeRhombic-ovate, acute to shortly acuminate; 7.3–12.4 × 4.2–7.8 mmRhombic-ovate, acute; 6–7 × 4.5–5 mmRhombic-ovate, subacute; 7.5 × 6 mmRhombic-ovate, acute to obtuse; up to 9 × 6 mmRhombic-ovate, acute; 4.5–7 × 4–5 mmBract IndumentSparsely to densely sericeous, ciliolateFinely and densely puberulousGlabrous or the medial region minutely and inconspicuously pubescent, densely ciliolateGlabrous or sparingly pubescent, ciliolateGlabrous or minutely puberulous, ciliolateExtrafloral nectary morphologyLarge glands, solitary or up to 9Large glands, solitary or sometimes up to 3Large glands, solitary or sometimes up to 7Large glands, solitary or sometimes up to 3Minute and numerous glandsLateral lower lip lobesca. 0.6 × 0.5 mmca. 3 × 1 mmca. 4 × 1 mmca. 1.5 × 1 mmca. 1 × 2 mmCorolla ColorBright pinkRedRedRedRed or deep orangeDistributionCauca river canyon in Antioquia, ColombiaCentral America south to ColombiaEastern ColombiaSierra Nevada de Santa MartaColombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia
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