TABLE 1 in Gynoxys revolutifolia (Senecioneae, Asteraceae): A new species from southern Ecuador

TABLE 1. Morphological differences between Gynoxys revolutifolia and similar species. References are taken from (1) Cuatrecasas (1951); (2) Muschler (1913); (3) presented herein; * Authors observation based on type material.
SpeciesG. cuicochensis (1)G. rugulosa (2)G. revolutifolia (3)Trichome typesimpleN/Asimple and T-shapedTexture leavescoriaceoussubcoriaceouscoriaceousAbaxial leaf surface trichomessimple, densely adpressed tomentosesubglandular-tomentosesimple and T-shapedLamina shapeovate to ovate-oblongoblong-ovate to ovateoblong to ovateLeaf marginslightly curvedentire to revolutestrongly revoluteLeaf length (cm)2.5–5.57–7.54–7.2(–8.6)Pedicels (cm)0.1–1.4N/A(0.56–)0.7–1.37(–1.5)Bracteole formlanceolatelinear *triangularPhyllary number7–812–158Phyllary surface trichomesyellow-gray puberulent tomentose*gray-puberulent tomentosedensely ferruginous tomentose# Ray florets (RF)35–64–5Corolla tube length of RF (mm)244–5(–6)Limb length (mm)7–86–810–11# Disc florets (DF)8–95–68–9(–12)Corolla length of DF (mm)78–10(5.6–)6.5–7(–7.5)Corolla tube length of DF (mm)2.2ca. 5.753–3.5(–4)Pappus length (mm)5–6*10–147–8