Table 2 in Sansevieria bangalalana sp. nov. (Asparagales, Asparagaceae), close to extinction in the wild, and five other narrowly endemic and threatened species of Sansevieria from Tanzania previously unknown to science

Table 2. Comparison of Sansevieria embere Mollel, M.Burkart, Yinger & Sikawa sp. nov. with similar species of the subgenus Sansevieria. The traits of the species compared are taken from the protologues (Brown 1915; La Croix 2004; Forrest 2014). Additional information regarding S. pedicellata was taken from Rulkens & Baptista (2009, Mount Zembe plant). S. raffilliiS. pedicellataS. newtonianaS. embere sp. nov.leaves per shoot1–22–6(15)2–6(9)2–4rhizome diameter [mm]to 50over 5040–5030–50leaf length [mm]600–1050600–1400860–17001000leaf width [mm]50–13060–13080–100(110)94–120(to 142)lamina transectopenly u-shapedflatrather flatflat to slightly u-shapedmax. lamina thickness in central part of leaf [mm](rather thin)thin25texture leaf upper/adaxial sidesmoothsmooth?smoothsmooth, strongly glossy in cultivationtexture leaf under/abaxial sidesmoothsmooth?slightly roughfinely rough from loose punctiform elevations, dull to silky glossyleaf patterningdistinctly patterned, lighter colour prevailingdark green with inconspicuous patternmid-green with inconspicuous patterndistinctly patterned, dark colour prevailinginflorescence length [mm]900–1200700–1300460–860(1240)1172peduncle diameter [mm]13–1741215peduncle bracts length [mm]51–14140–6065–110281flowers per partial inflorescenceto 54–6to 6(1)3–5(8)††pedicel basal part length [mm]2.5–4(6–10)15–18ca 7–95pedicel upper part length [mm]1.3–21–2ca 00corolla outside colourgreenish white, slightly glaucouswhitishgreen at base, white aboveyellowish to greenishlength flower tube [mm]26–2980–9045–4864length flower lobes [mm]29–3017–2025–2731filament length [mm]4547style colourwhite?whitestyle exsertion [mm]exceeding filamentsequal to filamentsstyle length above ovary [mm]to 80110