TABLE 1 in Cataracta, a new monotypic genus segregated from Physalis (Solanaceae)

TABLE 1. Comparison of Cataracta gen. nov. and four genera with similar habitats and morphology, Chamaesaracha, Oryctes, Physalis sensu stricto, and Quincula, based on 16 morphological characters.? = not observed by the authors.
Character/CataractaChamaesarachaOryctesPhysalis s.s.QuinculaTaxongen. novHabitPerennialPerennialPerennialPerennial, annualPerennialLife formHerbaceousHerbaceousHerbaceousHerbaceous, shrubbyHerbaceousType of trichomesSimple in differentSimple, glandular andSimple, glandularSimple and branched,Vesicles whitish,sizes, somebranchedand branchedbifid, capitate, straight,crystalline, scale-glandular onescurved, short or longshapedFlowers per node114 to 51 or more1 to 5Expansion ofInflatedAccrescent tightlyAccrescentInflatedInflatedfruiting calyxcovering entire berryadpressed to the dryfruitCalyx coverage ofFullAlmost fullAlmost fullFullFullthe fruitCorolla shapeRotate expandedRotateTubularCampanulate, rotate,Rotateurceolate, funnelformCorolla mainWhitish-yellowWhitish-yellowPinkish to yellowWhitish, yellow, purple,PurplecolororangeMacula shapeCompositeCompositeAbsentAbsent, solid, compositeAbsentMacula colorGreenish-yellowGreenish-yellowAbsentGreenish, yellowish,AbsentpurplePubescenceBase of corollaBase of corolla throat,Base of corollaBase of corolla throat,Base of corollalocation inside thethroat, behind theforming bearingsthroatbehind and on thethroat, behind thecorollafilaments of thealternating withfilaments of the stamensfilaments of thestamensthe filaments of thestamensstamensAnther colorYellowYellowYellowYellow, purple, blueYellowFruit typeNon-capsularBerry with thin pericarpNon- capsularBerryBerry with thindehiscentdehiscentpericarpIdioblastsAbsentAbsentPresentAbsentAbsentSeed colorDark brownYellow?Yellow, light brown,Yellowdark brownHabitatArid and semi-aridArid and semi-aridArid areas ofMost types of habitatsArid and semi-areas of northernareas of northernNevada, USAof the Americas,arid areas ofMexicoMexico and southernCaribbean and Antillesnorthern MexicoUSAand southern USA