TABLE 3 in Morphological and phylogenetic evidence for the transfer of the monotypic genus Tordyliopsis to Semenovia (Apiaceae)

TABLE 3. Main morphological differences among Tordyliopsis brunonis and some Semenovia species.
CharactersS. gyirongensisS. thomsoniiS. transiliensisT. brunonisBasal leaves2–3-pinnate2–3-pinnate2–3-pinnatisect1-pinnateBractspubescent, oblongpubescent, linear to narrowly ovatepubescent, lineardensely villous, lanceolate-acuminateBracteolesnarrowly long-ovate, less or equal to umbelluleovate-lanceolate, nearly as long as umbellulelinear, nearly as long as umbellulelanceolate-acuminate, overtopping umbelluleMericarpelliptic or broadly elliptic, 4–7 × 2–5 mmelliptic, 6–8.5 × 4–6 mmelliptic, 6–8 × 4–5 mmelliptic or broadly elliptic, 6–7 × 5–6 mmRayspubescentpubescentpubescentdensely villousUltimate segments of basal leavesnarrowly ovate to ovate, ca. 0.5–2 mmrhombic, ca. 1.2–2.5 cmbroad-ovate to ovate- oblong, 2–3 × 1–2 cmoblong-ovate, 2–3.5 × 1.5–3 cm