TABLE 1 in A new species of Justicia L. (Acanthaceae) from Tamil Nadu, India

TABLE 1. — Comparison of the morphological characters of Justicia salsoloides T.Anderson and Justicia tamilnadensis P.Raja & Soosairaj, sp. nov. CharactersJusticia salsoloides T.AndersonJusticia tamilnadensis P.Raja & Soosairaj, sp. nov.HabitUndershrub,> 300 mm tall, much branchedProstrate herb, upto 300 mm tall, not much branchedStemBranchlets rigid, terete, white,Branchlets slender, angled, purplish green, glabrous,densely tomentose throughoutbearded at nodesLeavesSessile, subglabrousSubsessile, glabrousLeaf shapeSpathulate or oblong-lanceolateElliptic-oblong, lanceolateLeaf size4 - 19 × 2-4 mm9-35 × 3-6 mmBracts3-6.5 mm long5-10 mm longBracteolesSmaller than bracts, often absentSlightly longer than bracts, always presentCorolla9 mm long, tube 2.2 mm long, completely glabrous within10 mm long, tube 5 mm long, pubescent on throat withinCapsuleCompressed, brown tomentoseSubterete, white tomentose