TABLE 2 in Ceratozamia rosea (Zamiaceae): A new species from the Northern Mountains of Chiapas, Mexico

TABLE 2. Comparison of morphological trait variation among five species of the Ceratozamia miqueliana complex. The putative new species from Salto de Agua is annotated as “ C. rosea sp. nov. ”.
SpeciesC. rosea sp. nov.C. sancheziaeC. zoquorumC. becerraeC. miquelianaTrunkThin and elongatedCylindricalThin and elongatedGlobose to subgloboseRobust, thickColor of emerging leavesMexican pinkGreen or reddishLight greenLight greenLight greenVernationCircinateInflexedCircinateCircinateCircinatePetiole armamentThin, short pricklesFew widely spaced, short pricklesUnarmedUnarmedAbundant thick pricklesLeaflet shapeOblanceolate, rarely oblongLinear to lanceolateOblanceolate to oblongOblong to OblanceolateOblongArticulation colorYellow adaxially, reddish abaxiallyGreenYellowYellow to orangeGreenLeaflet textureCoriaceousPapyraceousCoriaceousCoriaceousPapyraceousVein transparency abaxial sideNot visibleNot visibleVisibleVisibleNot visibleFemale cone habitErectErectDecumbentErectErectFemale cone apexMucronateMucronateMucronateAcuminateMucronate