Table 1 in Thismia limkokthayi (Thismiaceae): A new mycoheterotrophic species from Genting Highlands in Pahang, Malaysia

Table 1. Morphological differences between Thismia limkokthayi and related species. The characters of previously-described species are taken from the protologues and recent publications on T. betung-kerihunensis (Tsukaya and Okada 2012), T. clavigera (Chantanaorrapint and Chantanaorrapint 2009), T. kelantanensis (Siti-Munirah 2018) and T. sumatrana (Suetsugu et al. 2018). CharactersT. limkokthayiT. betung-kerihunensisT. clavigeraT. clavigeroidesT. kelantanensisT. sumatranaColour of floral tubeBlack-brownish/brown-blackishWhite with indigo and brown to pale brown with purple-dark blueWhite-orangishWhitishPale to bright and dark blue-purplish translucent,UnknownColour of mitreBlack-brownish/brown-blackishBlue-greenYellowish-orangePale brown or greyYellow to bright orangeUnknownColour of inner tepal lobesBrown-blackishBlue-greenOrangePale brown or greyBright orangeUnknownOuter tepalErectErectErectReflexedErectReflexedColour of filamentOrange and whiteBlue-greenOrangeWhiteBright blueUnknownColour of appendagesDark brown to pale orangePale blue tinged with orangeOrangePale brown or grey below, blue-green at tipOrangeUnknownFoveaPresentAbsentAbsentAbsentAbsentAbsentApex of supraconnectiveOne central lobe (extension of the rib) and two smaller side lobes with tips recurved inwards/truncate, glabrousOne central lobe (extension of the rib) and two smaller side lobes, hairyAcuteOne central lobe (extension of the rib) and two smaller side lobesAcuminateAcute, hairyPresence of transverse barsAbsentPresentPresentPresentPresentPresent