Table 3. Morphological comparisons between Polyalthia evecta - 3 in Uncovering five new species of Polyalthia (Annonaceae, Miliuseae) from Thailand: molecular and morphological congruence

Table 3. Morphological comparisons between Polyalthia evecta -3 [= P. esanensis Wiya, Damth. & Chaowasku sp. nov.], P. evecta -4 [= P. acuminatissima Wiya, Damth. & Chaowasku sp. nov.], P. evecta -2 [= true P. evecta (Pierre) Finet & Gagnep.] and P. chantaranothaii Bunchalee & Chalermglin. Data for the true P. evecta are from Pierre (1881) and personal observations; data for P. chantaranothaii are from Bunchalee et al. (2021b) and personal observations. FeatureP. evecta -3 [= P. esanensis sp. nov.]P. evecta -4 [= P. acuminatissima sp. nov.]P. evecta -2 [= true P. evecta]P. chantaranothaiiYoung twigsdensely hairysparsely hairydensely hairydensely hairyLeaf texturechartaceouschartaceous-subcoriaceousno data availablechartaceousLength of leaf acumen (mm)6.0–9.0(12.0–)16.0–26.00 (acumen absent)10.0–15.0Pedicel length (mm; in flower)5.0–11.04.5–11.0(12.5–)15.0–30.04.0–6.0Outer petal length (mm)5.5–5.84.5–5.54.5–5.52.0–2.5Number of carpels per flower7–134–11(30–)40–6010–15