TABLE 1 in Peliosanthes linearifolia (Asparagaceae), a new species with linear leaves from Vietnam

TABLE 1. Morphological comparison of Peliosanthes linearifolia with similar species.
P. linearifoliaP. divaricatantheraP. gramineaP. minorP. tetaP. tonkinensisP. torulosaReferencesthis studyTanaka (2004)Ridley (1911)Yamamoto (1943), Tanaka (2004)Andrews (1810), Ker Gawler (1810), Redouté (1812 –1813), Ridley (1898, 1911, 1924: var. angustifolia), Tanaka (2004), Averyanov et al. (2021)Wang & Tang (1936), Tanaka (2004)Wan (1986), Tanaka (2004)Rhizomestoloniform with long internodes (apical portion with short internodes)––creepingshort (only from Ridley 1898)–creepingLeaf blade: shapelinear to narrowly lanceolatenarrowly ellipticnarrowly lanceolate or linearelongated-ellipticlanceolate, elliptic or narrowly lanceolatenarrowly ellipticlanceolate-ellipticLeaf blade: length (cm)13–22to 12.530–367–1815–2918–2010–21Leaf blade: width (cm)0.6–1.1to 3.10.6–1.32–4.52.5–6.63.5–43.5–7Inflorescence: number of flowers per primary bract11–32–2–52–31–3Flower colorviolet–dull bluish green–blue or violet with green, green with violet and white, green with purple, or entirely violet–purple-caeruleanPerianth: diameter (mm)7–83.5–46.45–65.5–9.569–11Perianth: lobe length (mm)31.4–2–2–33.5–4Perianth: shaperotate (lobes sometimes slightly recurved)more or less widely open (according to drawing)––subrotate or rotaterotate–Androecial corona: shape of apical marginwith 6 prominent broadly triangular lobescircular, with erect margin (according to drawing)––circular or hexagonal–dentately 6-lobedAnther: shapecylindrical to ovatethecae horizontally divaricate––elliptic or oblong––Ovary: positioninferiorsemi-inferiorinferior–inferior–semi-inferior
“–” indicates absence of data.