Two new species of Dendrophthora (Viscaceae) from the Venezuelan Andes Author Canelon, Daniela S. Author Nino, Santos M. Author Dorr, Laurence J. Author Caraballo-Ortiz, Marcos A. text PhytoKeys 2020 140 1 10 http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.140.48865 journal article http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.140.48865 1314-2003-140-1 7F4140B884A95B12B17EA292C84361E2

Table 1. Morphological characters distinguishing Dendrophthora apiculata, D. coronata, and D. lindeniana.

	D. apiculata	D. coronata	D. lindeniana
Plant height	20-30+ cm.	30-45 cm.	Up to 100 cm.
Indumentum	Entire plant sparsely papillate.	Entire plant abundantly covered with coroniform trichomes.	Entire plant abundantly papillate.
Stem	With longitudinal striations (not pronounced).	With pronounced striations (furrows).	Without striations.
Cataphylls	Cataphylls surrounding nodes 0.2-0.5 mm long; only located at the base of a node.	Cataphylls in basal branches 0.5-1 mm long; found 1-2 cm above a node.	Cataphylls not present.
Leaf apex	Apiculate; apiculum 0.2-0.5 mm long.	Not apiculate.	Not apiculate.
Petiole	Petiole 2-3 mm long.	Petiole 0.5-2 mm long.	Petiole up to 1 mm long.
Leaf margin	Entire.	Slightly crenulate.	Entire.
Staminate inflorescence	Triseriate.	Uniseriate.	Uniseriate.