Mollinedia, Ruiz & Pavon (1794: 83), Ruiz & Pavon, 1794

Molz, Martin & Silveira, Denise, 2021, A new endemic species of Mollinedia (Mollinedieae, Monimiaceae) from the southern limit of the Atlantic coastal moist forest, Phytotaxa 508 (3), pp. 279-288 : 286

Key to related (or confused) species in the subtropical Atlantic forest

1. Stamens 36–38; leaf margin deeply serrate (at least in the distal quarter); plants occurring only northward of the subtropical zone of the Atlantic moist forest (above 23°26 S) ..................................................................................................... Mollinedia calodonta

- Stamens usually ≤ 34 (in the subtropics); leaf margin entire or not deeply indented (shallow teeth); plants restricted to or also present in the subtropical zone of the Atlantic moist forest ...............................................................................................................2

2. Lower leaf surface glabrescent or with trichomes concentrated on the veins....................................................................................3

- Lower leaf surface tomentose, trichomes spread all over the lamina.................................................................................................5

3. Stamens 12; leaves obovate or elliptical, strongly revolute at the margin; known from the state of Santa Catarina only .................. ........................................................................................................................................................................ Mollinedia eugeniifolia

- Stamens ≥ 16; leaves with many shapes, sometimes revolute at the margin; plants with a wider distribution than the state of Santa Catarina ...............................................................................................................................................................................................4

4. Stamens 20–34(–42); leaves obovate or oblanceolate; plants widespread throughout the Atlantic moist forest and also in seasonal forests ............................................................................................................................................................... Mollinedia schottiana

- Stamens 16–17; leaves narrowly lanceolate; plants restricted to the states of São Paulo, Paraná and Santa Catarina ........................ .................................................................................................................................................................... Mollinedia blumenaviana

5. Stamens 19–20; lower leaf surface white- to ivory-tomentose ......................................................................... Mollinedia leucantha

- Stamens 32–33; lower leaf surface golden-yellowish-tomentose .................................................................. Mollinedia chrysolaena