TABLE 2 in Dendrobium moniliforme var. hongbinii (Orchidaceae: Epidendroideae), a new variety from Sichuan, China

TABLE 2. Morphological comparison of D. moniliforme var. hongbinii with D. moniliforme. CharacteristicD. moniliforme var. hongbiniiD. moniliformementumthe length of the mentum is more than half the length of the budthe length of the mentum is much less than half the length of the budbudthe angle of the buds is greater than 90°the angle of the buds is almost equal to 90°calyx saccalyx sac ends acuminatecalyx sac ends obtusepetal and mid-lobe shapepetals and mid-lobe subellipticpetals and mid-lobe ovate-lanceolateproportion of middle lobe to labellum1/31/2