Table 1 in Two new endemic species, Peucedanum miroense and P. tongkangense (Apiaceae), from Korea

Table 1. Comparison of major morphological characteristics of Peucedanum miroense, P. tongkangense, and their close relatives P. hakuunense and P. elegans.
P. miroenseP. tongkangenseP. hakuunense *P. elegans *Habitatcrevices of rocks on mountain summitsopen areas on rocky cliffs along the rivergrassy places on mountain summitsmountain slopesHeight (cm)37-5060-12030-7560-90StemsPithsolidsolidsolidhollowBranchbranchedmuch branchedmuch branchedsimple or branched in upper partBasal leavesDivision2-pinnate3-pinnate2-ternate3-pinnatePersistenceusually deciduoususually deciduouspersistentpersistentOutline of bladeovate to triangularelliptic to rhombictriangular to pentagonalovate or ovate-oblongCentral/terminal leaflet division1- or 2-pinnatisect2-pinnatisect2-pinnatisect1-pinnatisectCentral/terminal leaflet shapetriangular or ovate-rhombictriangular or ovate-rhombicovate or rhombicovate-rhombicUltimate segments shapenarrowly oblong-lanceolate to linearnarrowly oblong-lanceolate to linearnarrowly lanceolatelinearUltimate segments apexacuteacuteacutecuspidate with spine 1-1.5 mm longCauline leavesDivision1-pinnatisect1- or 2-pinnatisectdeeply 3-lobedentire or 3-lobedUppermost one shapeovate to rhombicovate to rhombicovatelinear or lanceolateInflorescencesNo. of flowers per umbellet16-2315-2515-2020-24No. of rays12-1616-1810-2015-25No. of bracts1 or 21usually absent, rarely 1 or 25-7No. of bractlets6-105-66 or 8, rarely 96-9FlowersPetal colorwhitewhitewhite or pinkishwhite or pinkish whitePetal shapeobcordateobcordateoblong to obovateobovate-orbicularPetal size (mm)0.9-1.2 × 0.7-1.20.7-1.3 × 0.9-1.6approximately 1 × 0.80.5-1 × 0.7-1Anther colorpurpleyellowish whitepale yellowpale yellowAnther size (mm)0.3-0.5 × 0.4-0.50.5-1.1 × 0.8-1.20.2-0.3 × ca. 0.20.3-0.4 × 0.2-0.3FruitCarpophore length (mm)3.4-4.52.1-2.42.5-4.52.9-3.8Mericarp size (mm)3.7-5 × 2.4-2.73.8-4.4 × 1.5-23.7-4 × 2.3-2.53-4 × 2-3Pubescence on dorsal sidemoderately to densely pubescent with short simple unicellular hairssubglabrous to sparsely tuberculatesparsely tuberculate†moderately to densely pubescent with short simple unicellular hairs†Marginal wings width (mm)0.2-0.70.2-0.3approximately 0.50.5-0.8No. of vittae8 or 913-1618-286No. of vittae per vallecula / on commissure1 or (2) / 43 / 43 or 4 / 6-121 / 2
* Refer to the Park et al. (2017), Flora of Korea, Vol. 5c. Rosidae: Rhamnaceae to Apiaceae. † Newly updated description of mericarp surface in the present study.