TABLE 2 in Transferring Peucedanum macilentum (Apioideae, Apiaceae) to Ligusticopsis based on morphological and molecular evidences

TABLE 2. Morphological comparison of Peucedanum macilentum with the type of Ligusticopsis and Kitagawia.
CharactersPeucedanum macilentumLigusticopsis rechingerianaKitagawia terebinthaceaStemBranching from the upper partBranching from the upper partBasal dichotomously branchingLeavesTriangular-ovate, 3–4-pinnatisectOblong-ovate, 1–2-pinnateElliptic/triangular-ovate, 2-pinnate/pinnatisectUltimate segmentsLinear/obovate-cuneateOvate to oblong-ovateLanceolateBracteoles3-lobed/pinnate2–3-pinnateLinearRaysSubequalSubequalUnequalFruitsOvoid-ellipsoidOblong-ovoidEllipsoid or ovoid-ellipsoidCalyx teethLanceolateLinear-lanceolateLong-subulateVittae1–2 (furrow), 4 (commissure)2–3 (furrow), 6–10 (commissure)1 (furrow), 2 (commissure)