TABLE 1. Comparison between Tigridia azufresensis and T in A new species and endemism of Tigridia (Tigridieae, Iridaceae) in the Transmexican Volcanic Belt, Mexico

TABLE 1. Comparison between Tigridia azufresensis and T. durangensis. The most distinctive morphological characters are in bold.
T. azufresensisT. durangensisBasal leaves2–32–3Basal leaves length (cm)9.8–41.54.5–23.5Scape length (cm)6.5–283.5–18Cauline leaf length (cm)4.2–15; as long as or larger than the inflorescence; plicate2.6–5.2; as long as or shorter than the inflorescence; not plicateNumber of rhipidium11–2Bracts of the rhipidium inflorescence length (cm)4.2–8.53–5.3Flower diameter (cm)5–63–5Outer tepal shapeElliptic to elliptic-lanceolateOblong to oblong-obovateOuter tepal length (cm)2.5–4 × 1–22–3 × 0.7–2Inner tepal shapeLimb triangular, apiculateElliptic, acuteInner tepal length (cm)1.4–2.41.2–2.8Filament length (cm)0.5–1.10.4–0.9Anthers length (cm)0.7–1.00.45–1.8Style branches length (cm)0.3–0.70.3–0.5MucroConspicuousInconspicuous or nullFruit shapeEllipsoidOvoidFruit length (cm)1.6–3.30.8–1.8Seed shapeEllipsoidEllipsoidSeed length (cm)0.3 × 0.150.2–0.3 × 0.14PhenologyMid–June to AugustMid–June to mid–JulyDistribution (state)MichoacánDurangoElevation (m)2831–29602100–2831