Table 2 in Onosma fuyunensis (Boraginaceae), a new species from Xinjiang, China

Table 2. Comparison of Onosma fuyunensis with O. gmelinii and O. simplicissima. OrganCharacterO. fuyunensisO. gmeliniiO. simplicissimaHabitlife formperennial herb with rosettesperennial herb with rosettessubshrub with woody branching base and sterile shoots, without rosettesLeaveindumentumspreading bristlesspreading bristlesappressed bristlesvenationreticulateobscureobscureInflorescencelength (cm)slightly elongating and straightening in fruit, 5-11markedly elongating and straightening in fruit, 10-22markedly elongating and straightening in fruit, 5-9Bractshapelanceolate to linear-oblanceolatelanceolatelanceolate to linear-oblanceolatesize (mm)12-20 × 1.2-4.513-31 × 3.5-107-15 × 1.5-3.5Calyxlobeparallel in fruitconverging in fruitangular in fruitsize (mm)15-23 × 1-213-22.5 × 1.5-36-13 × 0.8-1.2Corollalength (mm)22-2719-3015-20colorcream and light yellowpale yellowcream and light yellowAndroeciumanther (mm)united only at base, included, 7-8united into a tube, apex exserted, 8-10united only at base, included, ca. 5filament (mm)9-117-9ca. 8pollen shapeisopolarheteropolarunknownpolar axis (μm)21.91 ± 1.1914.41 ± 1.03unknownequatorial axis (μm)13.83 ± 0.179.98 ± 0.12unknownNutletlength (mm)ca. 5ca. 5ca. 2.5cicatrixstipitatecomplanateunknownepidermis cellsrectangularreticulateunknown