TABLE 1. Morphological comparison between Li in Litsea vagamonica (Lauraceae): a new species from southern Western Ghats, Kerala, India

TABLE 1. Morphological comparison between Li­tsea vagamoni­ca, L. wi­ghti­ana and L. glabrata.
CharactersLitsea wightianaLitsea vagamonicaLitsea glabrataHabitTree, 15 mTree, 5 mTree, 15 mBranchletsRusty tomentoseGlabrousGlabrousLeaves7–16 × 3–8 cm, oblong, elliptic to obovate; base acute, apex obtuse, margins incurved, rusty tomentose, rigidly coriaceous12–13 × 4–6 cm, elliptic-lanceolate, base acute to obtuse, apex acute to acuminate, margins incurved, glabrous, thinly coriaceous10–16 × 3–6 cm, oblanceolate, elliptic-oblong or elliptic-lanceolate, base acute to cuneate, apex acute to attenuate, margin flat, glabrous, coriaceousPetiole10–20 mm long, rusty-tomentose, slightly grooved adaxially, rounded abaxially8–10 mm long, glabrous, flat adaxially and rounded abaxially10–15 mm long, glabrous, slightly grooved adaxiallyLateral veins8–12 pairs of secondaries, rusty tomentose; tertiary veins prominent and scalariform reticulation, marginally looped9–11 pairs of secondaries, glabrous; tertiary veins prominent, sub-scalariform and finely reticulate9–12 pairs of secondaries, glabrous; tertiary veins obscure, faintly reticulateBrachyblasts4–10 cm long, rusty tomentose4–7 cm long, densely puberulent5–12 cm long, silky-appressed hairyPeduncle of umbels4–6 mm long, rusty tomentose, terete5–10 mm long, densely puberulent, sub-terete5–8 mm long, sparsely tomentose, terete to angularInvolucral bracts5–8 × 3–5 mm, obovate, ferrugineous-tomentose outside and glabrous inside, nerves obscure3–5 × 4–5 mm, orbicular, obovate, fulvous-tomentose outside, glabrous inside, 6-nerved5–6 × 3–4 mm, obovate, greyappressed hairy outside, glabrous inside, 5-nervedStaminal glandsSessileStipitateStipitatePistillodeAbsentPresentAbsentOvaryCa. 1 mm long, ovoid, glabrousCa. 1.5 mm long, ellipsoid, sparsely pubescentCa. 2 mm long, ovoid, glabrousFruit1.2–1.6 × 0.8–1.0 cm, ovoid1.2–1.9 × 0.9–1.2 cm, ellipsoid1.0–1.6 × 0.5–0.8 cm, ovoidCupule (length × diameter)0.5–0.8 × 0.6–0.8 cm, sparsely pubescent, margin entire0.6–0.8 × 0.5–0.8 cm, puberulent, margin entire, cleft at maturity0.7–0.8 × 0.5–0.7 cm, glabrous, margin entireFruiting pedicel0.2–0.8 cm long, angular, sparsely pubescent0.9–1.2 cm long, sub-terete to angular, glabrous0.2–0.8 cm long, terete, sparsely silky-pubescent