Table 2.

Differences between Monanthotaxis filipes and Monanthotaxis trichantha.

	Monanthotaxis filipes	Monanthotaxis trichantha
Flowering pedicel length	18–55 mm	2–8 mm
Inflorescence position	supra-axillary	extra-axillary/leaf opposed
Number of petals visible in bud	3	6
Outer petals form	broadly ovate	ovate to elliptic
Inner petals form	ovate	elliptic