TABLE 1 in Cymbidium × fugongense (Orchidaceae; Epidendroideae), a new natural hybrid from China: evidence from morphology and molecular analyses

TABLE 1. Comparison of C. ×fugongense with C. eburneum, C. maguanense and C. wenshanense.
CharacteristicC. × fugongenseC. eburneumC. maguanenseC. wenshanenseLeaves5–16, 30.0–50.0 cm × 1.2–1.4 cm, apex bilobed6–17, 40.0–65.0 cm × 1.4–2.1 cm, apex bilobed8–19, 37.0–76.0 cm × 1.2–2.4cm, apex bilobed6–9, 50.0–80.0 cm × 1.0–1.3 cm, apex subacuminatePseudobulbs3.0–6.0 × 2.0–3.0 cm4.0–8.0 × 2.5–3.5 cm4.0–10.0 × 2.0–2.5 cm3.0–4.0 × 1.5–2.5 cmInflorescence2 flowers1 or rarely 2(–3) flowers2–4(–5) flowers3–7 flowersFlower coloursepals and petals white-pink, petals with purple-red patch centrally and mottled; lip white, midlobe purple-red, side lobes base and apex with a occasionally purple-red mottles; column white with purple-red mottledsepals and petals white, sometimes slightly tinged with pink; lip white, midlobe with sepals and petals white or pinkish; lip white, sepals and petals white; lip white with a occasionally purplish-pink mottling; with a yellow suboblong patch on the centre dark purple stripes and spots; column column white with pinkish, sometimes with of the midlobe; column purplish to pink purple-pink above yellow spots basallySepalsoblong-obovate, 5.5–6.0 × 1.2–1.5 cmoblong-obovate, 5.5–7.0 × 1.5–2.0 cmoblong-elliptic, 4.8–6.0 × 1.5–2.0 cmnarrowly obovate, 5.8–7.5 × 1.8–2.4 cmPetalsnarrowly obovate, 5.0–5.5 × 1.3–1.5 cmnarrowly obovate, 5.5–7.0 × 1.3–1.8 cmnarrowly oblong-lanceolate, 4.6–5.2 × 0.8–1.2 cmnarrowly obovate, 5.8–7.5 × 1.8–2.4 cmLipbroadly elliptic in outline, base fused to the basal margins of the column for 3–4 mmbroadly elliptic in outline, base fused to the obovate-elliptic in outline, base fused to the basal margins of the column for 3–5 mm basal margins of the column for 5 mmbroadly obovate in outline, base fused to the basal margins of the column for 3–4 mm