TABLE 1 in Fritillaria marivanensis (Liliaceae), a new species from western Iran

TABLE 1. Comparison of Fritillaria marivanensis, F. armena, F. kordestanica, F. chlorantha and F. shahuensis.
CharactersF. marivanensisF. armenaF. kordestanicaF. chloranthaF. shahuensisBulb (mm)globose, 10–15globose to ovoid, 7–13 × 8–14globose to ovoid, 10–36globose, up to 20subglobose, ovoid, 15–35 × 10–23Bulbilsnone1–many bulbils2–3 bulbilsfew bulbils or without1–2 bulbilsStem (cm)5.0–20, greenish, brownish, smooth4–15, greenish, brownish, smooth10-26, greenish, smooth4–15, green, surface15–35 (–40), greenish, brownish, smoothLeaves5–8, green(-3)4–5(-8), glaucous(3–) 4 (–5), green(4–) 5 (–10), greenmostly 4–7 (–16), glaucous, sometimes canaliculateLowest leaves (cm)9.0–10.0 × 2.0–2.5, broadly lanceolate, ocute2.5–10.0 × 0.5–2.0, narrowly or broadly lanceolate, subopposite or alternate, acute7.0–12.0 × 1.0–2.0, lanceolate to oblanceolate, acute6.0–10.0 × 1.2–5.0, ovate, broadly lanceolate, acute3.5–16.0 × 0.7–1.5, oblong, lanceolate, acuteFlowers1–2, narrowly campanulate1 (-3), narrowly campanulate, usually not recurved1, campanulate, recurved1–2, campanulate1–3 (–4), campanulatePerigone colourdark purplish brown, sometimes yellowish, greenish orange outside, not glaucous outside, purplish brown, yellowish bright orange on brown background insidePurplish brown outside and inside, glaucous outsideoutside purplish grey, rarely with green stripe, inside greenish yellow or purplishgreen outside, yellowish sometimes with purple markings inside and on the inner segments, rarely purple outsideyellow greenish, yellow whitish, green to grayish brownish, rarely reddish purplish or blackish outside, yellow brownish, rarely purplish brownish insideOuter segments (mm) and apex21–25.5 × 5.2–6.6, oblong-lanceolate, subacute to obtuse12.0–25.0 × 4.0–8.0, ovate-lanceolate, oblong acute20.0–26.0 × 6.0–7.0, ovate-lanceolate, acute to obtuse15.0–25.0 × 3.0–4.0, oblong-lanceolate, acute16.0–22.0 × 3.5–5.0, oblong-lanceolate, subacute to obtuseInner segments (mm)20.0–29.3 × 5.5–6.8, lanceolate, obtuse12.0–26.0 × 4.0–7.0, narrowly oblanceolate to narrowly obovate, obtuse19.0–25.0 × 5.0–7.5, ovate-lanceolate, obtuse15.0–25.0 × 4.0–5.0, oblong-lanceolate, subacute to obtuse15.0–23.0 × 4.5–5.0, lanceolate, subacute to obtuseNectary (mm)3.5–4.5 × 0.8–1.0, lanceolate, greenish yellow3.0–6.0 × 0.5–l.5, linear-lanceolate, green4.0–6.1 × 1.0–1.4, linear-lanceolate, yellowish greenishup to 3.0 × 1.0 lanceolate, green3.5–4.5 × 0.5–1.0, linear, 1 mm above the base tepal, black, rarely greenishFilaments (mm)7.5–8.0 mm, yellow, papillose6.0–11.0 mm, usually yellow, sometimes greenish purple, enlarged to base, papillose6.0–9.9, whitish yellow, densely papillose at upper part6.0–7.0 mm, yellow, swollen, densely papillose,5.0–7.0 mm, white, yellowish and greenish in upper part, slender, cylindric, papilloseAnthers (mm)7.0–8.0 mm, oblong yellow3.0–7.0, oblong, purple5.5–8.3, oblong, yellow6.0–7.0, oblong, yellow4.0–11.0, ellipsoid, yellow, rarely greenishStyle (mm)7.0–8.0 mm, greenish yellow, densely papillose, slightly trilobed, branches 1.0–1.5 mm5.0–9.5 mm, greenish, papillose, trifid; branches 1-2 mm5.0–8.8 × 2.0–2.6 mm, greenish yellow, papillose, slightly trilobed to unbranched at apex(5–) 8 (–10) mm, greenish, densely papillose, slightly trilobed, 1–2 mm branched6.0–8.5 × 1.5–2.5 mm, greenish, cylindrical, densely papillose, unbranchedCapsule (mm)32.0–57.0 × 16.0–26.0, obovoid-oblong, tapering towards the base, obtuse, not wingednot seen13.6–20.7 × 15.7–16.7, obovoid, tapering towards the base, rounded, not wingednot seen25.0–45.0 × 17.0–21.0, obovoid, tapering towards the base, obtuse, not wingedSeeds (mm)6.7–9.0 × 4.9–6.8, obovate, brownnot seen4.5–6.7 × 3.6–5.7, triangular-ovate, brownnot seen5.0–6.0 × 5.0–5.5, obovate, brown