TABLE 1 in Agave mayo (sect. Littaea, Asparagaceae), a new species from northern Sinaloa, Mexico

TABLE 1. A. mayoA. multifiliferaA. schidigeraNumber of leaves per rosetteLess than 70200 or moreLess than 90Leaf size (cm)35.0–60.0 long, 1.2–2.0 wide50.0–80.0 long, 1.2–3.5 wide35.0–53.0 long, 1.9–2.3 wideLeaf curvatureOften falcateMostly straightMostly straightInflorescence length (m)2.0–3.0To 5.02.0–4.5Inflorescence shapeInclinedErectErectInflorescence fertile portionIn the upper 3/5From just above the longest leavesIn the upper 1/2–3/5Total flower length (mm)43.0–46.040.0–43.030.0–33.0Flower colorReddish to green-purplishGreen-pinkishYellowishOvary length (mm)18.0–20.020.0–21.010.0–13.0Tube size (mm)9.0–11.0 long, 11.0–12.0 wide5.0 long, 10.0 wide6.0–8.0 long, 4.0–6.0 wideTepal lobes size (mm)17.0–19.0 long, 6.0–7.0 wide16.0–17.0 long, 5.0–6.0 wide12.0–13.0 long, 3.0–4.0 wideFilament insertionIn the middle of the tubeAt the rim of the tubeAt the rim of the tubeFruit length (mm)29.0–33.020.0–25.017.0–20.0Fruit shapeObpyriformSlenderly ovoidOblongoid ...continued on the next page