Table 2. Vegetative characters differentiating Bopopia Munzinger & J. R. Morel gen. nov. from Coronanthera clarkeana Schltr., C in Bopopia, a new monotypic genus of Gesneriaceae (Gesnerioideae, Coronanthereae) from New Caledonia

Table 2. Vegetative characters differentiating Bopopia Munzinger & J.R.Morel gen. nov. from Coronanthera clarkeana Schltr., C. deltoidifolia Vieill. ex C.B.Clarke, C. pinguior C.B.Clarke and Depanthus glaber S.Moore. Characters of species of Coronanthera and Depanthus adapted from Woo (2007).
Bopopia parviflora sp. nov.Depanthus glaberCoronanthera clarkeanaCoronanthera deltoidifoliaCoronanthera pinguiorHabitusshrub to 5 m talltree to 9 m talltree to 4 m tallshrub to 3 m tallshrub to 3 m tallLength (mm)(91–)100–156(–198)(110–)120–200(43–)50–70(–75)(38–)40–60(–75)(70–)80–100(–120)Width (mm)(40–)45–65(–82)(44–)60–108(–114)(15–)20–30(15–)20–25(–29)(24–)30–60(–70)Shapeelliptic to obovateovate, obovate to rotundelliptical to ovatedeltoid to ellipticelliptic to obovateLeafMarginslightly serrateentireentire to subentireentireentireApexacute to obtuseacuminate to obtuseacute to obtuseacuminateacuminate to acuteBase Abaxial indumentumcuneate tomentuloseacute to obtuse glabrous or hairyacute to cuneate glabrous, occasional hairscuneate glabrous, occasional hairsacute glabrousPetioleLength (mm) Indumentum(25–)30–46(–62) tomentulose(12–)20–40(–52) glabrous or hairy(6–)7–10(–11) glabrous(4–)8–10(–12) glabrous14–20 glabrous