Table 3 in Sansevieria bangalalana sp. nov. (Asparagales, Asparagaceae), close to extinction in the wild, and five other narrowly endemic and threatened species of Sansevieria from Tanzania previously unknown to science

Table 3 (continued on next page). Comparison of Sansevieria sumbawangana M.Burkart, Constantine, Sikawa & Yinger sp. nov., S. rukwana M.Burkart, Piniely, Sikawa & Yinger sp. nov. and S. muhaensis M.Burkart, Yinger, Sikawa & Mollel sp. nov. with similar species of the subgenus Capitulatus Mbugua ex L.E.Newton & R.H.Webb. The traits of the species compared are taken from Newton (2020) if not stated otherwise: † = from TSF; ‡ = from Brown (1915); § = from the protologue (Webb & Newton 2018); | = from POTSD. ¶ = style length including ovary. S. sinus-simiorumS. bhitalaeS. kirkiiS. sumbawangana sp. nov.S. rukwana sp. nov.S. muhaensis sp. nov.leaves per shoot8–10 (?)1(2–3)1–3 / 2–882–52–33–6rhizome diameter [mm]5050§20–42|703036–46inner colour of rhizome cortexochre‡‡dark brown|brownish orangedark reddish orangedeep redleaf postureerect to slightly recurvederectascending-spreading to recurved‡upright to spreadingspreading to almost horizontalspreadingleaf length [mm]to 1000750 (400–900); 1000– 2000††750–27501000810900leaf width [mm]6050–7060–90(to 120|)21011085max. lamina thickness in central part of leaf [mm]50(massive)8–14‡20616pseudo-petiolemissingmissing|existing‡missingmissingmissinglamina transectmassively u-shapedmassively u-shaped|concave or flattish‡openly u-shaped to almost flatflat but u-shapedopenly u-shaped, thickenedleaf marginrather straightrather straight|very wavy‡somewhat wavysinuateundulatemedian ridge on leaf abaxial side(massive)(massive)strong|missingmissingexistingleaf colour patterninconspicuous to presentyellow-green mottling from prominent to very faintmottled or transversely bandedalmost missingadaxial cloudy, abaxial transverse bandscloudy blotches and transverse bandsstate of flowering shootoften lateral, bearing only cataphylls and bracts†fully-leavedfully-leavedfully-leavedfully-leavedpeduncle length (base to lowermost pedicel) [mm]290ca 300to ca 500300163290peduncle diameter [mm]151513‡/15|202018peduncle bracts6“3 pairs”§5–6‡748peduncle bracts length [mm]32–3530/60 (“Superclone”)§50–77‡to 7846–114to 116flowers per partial inflorescence2–3/4–6 (“Superclone ”)§2–4‡2–32–34length of bract of partial infl. [mm]4–8to 16/to 30 (“Superclone”)§25–3825–3017–2333–42width of bract of partial infl. [mm]2–4to 58.5–197–147–125–9shape of bract of partial infl.broadly ovateovate or oblong-ovate, acute or subobtuselanceolate-ellipticlanceolateellipticlanceolate, rather shortly tapering to a short sharp pointpedicel length [mm]6 (to 16?)6.4–10.510109corolla outside colourwhite tinged with greentube white to lilac with purple blush, lobes white with a pink stripe§tube pale, purplish or dull pink, lobes white tinged with green‡yellow greengreenish whitegreyish, greenish tiplength flower tube [mm]82–9775114–127(to 137|)90100117length flower lobes [mm]19–212832–45323336style length above ovary [mm]126¶100162|115123155