Table. Diagnostic features of species of the Pombalia lanata complex in THE VIOLETS OF THE BRAZILIAN SAVANNA: A REVISION OF THE POMBALIA LANATA COMPLEX (VIOLACEAE), WITH DESCRIPTIONS OF TWO NEW SPECIES

Table. Diagnostic features of species of the Pombalia lanata complex
CharacterP. cristalinaP. insignisP. lanataP. poayaP. strigoidesP. velutinaIndumentStrigose (Figure 2A, B)Velutinous to villous, the hairs grouped in tufts (‘stellate’)Tomentose to densely villous, less frequently pubescent, the hairs usually grouped in tufts (‘stellate’) (Figures 1A, B, 5C)Spreading villous (Figure 5E)Strigose (Figures 1C, 9D)Tomentose to villous or woolly, the hairs grouped in tufts (‘stellate’) (Figures 1D, E, 9G)Leaf size (mm)10–14 × 3–4.420–39 × 9–1415–36 × (5.5)7–15(9)10–21.6 × 6–11.54–7.9 × 1.5–317–33 × 6–12.5Corolla colourWhite or creamyBright blueDeep violet, blue, light blue, lilac, white, greenish or yellowishWhite, purplish or lilacPurple, blue or lilac, rarely whiteWhiteMargin of sepalsEntireEntireEntireEntireEntireFimbriateSize of anterior petal (mm)13–15 × 6.7–1827–30 × 28–29.516–18.5 × 13–2215–17.5 × 14–19.514.5–17.5 × 16–2213–17 × 11–25Connective appendages colourHyalineOrange- brownHyalineHyalineHyaline (Figure 9C)HyalineLength of connective appendages (mm)c.0.3c.1.50.3–0.50.3–0.51–1.20.3–0.5Geographical distributionKnown only from the municipality of Cristalina (Goiás state, Brazil) (Figure 3)Known only from Emas National Park (Goiás state, Brazil) (Figure 3)Widely distributed throughout the Brazilian Plateau and Espinhaço Range in Minas Gerais state, Brazil, with a disjunction in Misiones province, Argentina (Figure 7)Brazilian Plateau, less frequent at the Espinhaço Range in Minas Gerais state, Brazil (Figure 3)Endemic to Chapada dos Veadeiros (Goiás state, Brazil) (Figure 3)Southern São Paulo through Rio Grande do Sul states in Brazil and adjacent areas of Paraguay (Figure 3)