Character

G. mucronata

G. paramicola

G. myrsinoides

Sexuality

monoecious

hermaphrodite

hermaphrodite

Plans tall

(20-) 40 - 250 cm

10 - 40 (-60) cm

10 - 400 cm

Blade size

1 - 2 × 0.4 - 0.6 (-1) cm

0.4 - 1.2 × 0.25 - 0.6 cm

(0.8-) 1.2 - 2 (-4) × 0.4 - 0.9 (-1.2) cm

Blade apex

mucronate

mucronate

obtuse to acute

Blade margin

with 4 - 5 incisions to each side of blade

mucronate with 4 - 5 incisions to each side of blade

with 6 - 9 (-11) incisions to each side of blade

main vein abaxially

highlighted throughout its length

highlighted throughout its length

highlighted only at base

Secondary veins

not evident

not evident

Conspicuous

Corolla size

5 - 6 mm long

2 - 3.5 mm long

5 - 6 (-7) mm

Corolla form

Urceolate to urceolate-cylindrical

urceolate

urceolate-cylindrical

Corolla apex

as wide as the base to narrower

as wide as the base

narrower than the base

Corolla color

white

white

white to pink

Fruits size

6 - 8 (-10) mm in diameter

3 - 6 mm broad × 4 - 6 (-7) mm long

6 - 1.6 mm in diameter

Fruits form

globose, contracted at apex

globose to elongated, rounded at apex

globose, contracted at apex

Fruits color

white to red

white to red

black

Altitudinal distribution

Geographical distribution

0 - 1050 (-2200) m

Bolivia, Argentina and Chile

(2400-) 3000 - 3800 m

Costa Rica and Panama

(900-) 2000 - 3900 (-4630) m

México, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia and Argentina