TABLE 1 in Globba praetermissa (Zingiberaceae), a new species of G. sect. Globba from Yunnan, China

TABLE 1. Morphological comparison of Globba praetermissa, G. purpurascens and G. marantina.
G. praetermissaG. purpurascensG. marantinaStem length60–90 cm30–40 cm30–60 cmColor of leaf sheathsgreen, lower ones somewhat purplepurplegreen, lower ones somewhat purpleLeaf petiolenearly absent at lower leaves, slightly elongated to 5 mm on upper leavesabsentca 6–10 mm long.Indumentum of abaxial surface of laminaepubescentpubescentpuberulentInflorescencelax, pendent, 5–12 cm long, peduncle 1–1.5 cm long beyond leaf sheathslax, pendent, 4–5 cm long, peduncle 3–4 mm long beyond leaf sheathsdense, erect, 6 cm long, peduncle is surrounded by bracts and leaf sheathsBractsreflexed, ovate, pale green, pubescent on both sides, densely ciliateheld at ca 90° to rachis, lanceolate, green with purple tinge, pubescent on both sides, densely ciliateenclosing the inflorescence, ovate, green, puberulent on both sides, sparsely ciliateCincinnistraight, rachilla up to 4 cm long, peduncle of cincinni 8–12 mmstraight, rachilla 1.5–2 cm long, peduncle of cincinni 6–7 mmarched, rachilla ca 2 cm long, peduncle of cincinni 4 mmBracteolesconduplicate alone their keels, forming an equitant structureconduplicate alone their keels, forming an equitant structurenot conduplicate, with the base clasping the above remaining part of cincinni and upper part leaning towards flowersSize of lowermost bractca 35 × 15 mm12–20 × 3–5 mm25–30 × 10–15 mmOvarypubescent, smoothpubescent, verrucosepubescent, later verrucoseLateral staminodes lengthnearly the same as lateral corolla lobenearly the same as lateral corolla lobeca 1/2 longer than lateral corolla lobeCalyxca 5 mm longca 3 mm longca 5 mm longPedicelfully enclosed by bracteolenot fully enclosed by bracteolefully enclosed by bracteoleAppendagessix, including a smaller appendage between the two larger appendages on each side, distal pairs being similar to proximal in sizefour, distal pairs being broader than proximal at basefour, distal pairs being broader than proximal at baseChromosome numbers2n=48 (Li & Chen 2008)2n=32 (Larsen 1972)2n=80 (Lim 1972b)