Table 2. The more significant differences between Deinbollia onanae and Deinbollia oreophila.

Data on Deinbollia oreophila from Cheek & Etuge (2009a).

	Deinbollia oreophila	Deinbollia onanae
Height at maturing	0.8–3(–5) m	(4–)5–10(–15) m
Stem indumentum	Glabrous	Simple hairy, sparse to dense, glabrescent.
Lenticels	Highly conspicuous, bright white, contrasting with epidermis	Inconspicuous, grey-brown, concolorous with epidermis
Length of leaves (flowering stems)	25–63 cm	(14–)60–70 cm
Number of leaflets per leaf (flowering stems)	(4–)6–8(–10)	(4–)16–23
Width of leaflets (flowering stems).	(3–)5.5–9(–10.2) cm	(2.1–)2.5–4 cm
N ∘ secondary nerves each side of midrib	(7–)9–14(–17)	(15–)17–18
Indumentum of lower surface of leaf blade	Glabrous	Inconspicuously sparsely simple hairy on secondary nerves and midrib
Sepals	Orbicular, margins glabrous	Ovate, margins hairy
Petals	Oblong or obovate, base cuneate; adaxial appendage surface glabrous	Rhombic or spatulate, basal claw (stalk); adaxial appendage surface hairy
Staminal filaments of male flowers	Proximal half glabrous.	Entire length densely hairy.
Ovary of female flowers	3-lobed, surface with very sparse, stout hairs	2-lobed, densely hairy with fine hairs
Altitudinal range	(880–)1000–2050 m	(1400–)2050–2200 m