TABLE 1 in Bergia cuddalorensis S. Soosairaj, sp. nov. (Elatinaceae), a new species from Tamil Nadu, India

TABLE 1. — Distinct features of Bergia cuddalorensis S. Soosairaj, sp. nov. and its allied species.
B. cuddalorensis sp. nov.B. suffruticosaB. ammannioidesHabitErect herb, nonaromaticShrubs, aromaticErect herb, nonaromaticLeavesPetiolate, winged, glabrousSessile, densely glandular pubescentPetiolate, glandular pubescentStipuleGlabrousPubescentPubescentFlowers6-10 per node2-8 per nodec. 30 per nodeSepalsLanceolate, apex acuminate, glabrous, margin ciliate, pinkish redOvate, oblong, apex acute, glandular pubescent, margin hyaline.Lanceolate to ovate, apex acute, glandular pubescent, margin entirePetalsOblong, apex acute, mucronateObovate-oblong, apex obtuseElliptic to oblong, apex obtuseAnther0.2 × 0.2 mm0.5 × 0.3 mm0.3 × 0.3 mmOvaryGloboseOvoidSubgloboseCapsuleGloboseOvoidSubgloboseSeedOblong, surface vesicularOblong to ellipsoid, smoothOblong, surface reticulate