Table 1. Morphological comparison between E. xingyiense, E. melanocarpum, E. sublineare, E. obscurinerve, E. langicuspe and E in A new species and a new series of Elatostema (Urticaceae) from south-western China

Table 1. Morphological comparison between E. xingyiense, E. melanocarpum, E. sublineare, E. obscurinerve, E. langicuspe and E. youyangense.
E. xingyienseE. melanocarpumE. sublineareE. obscurinerveE. langicuspeE. youyangenseLeaf VeinsMid-vein impressed, margin revoluteMid-vein flat, margin flatMid-vein flat, margin flatMid-vein flat, margin flatMid-vein flat, margin flatMid-vein flat, margin flatMale inflorescencesPeduncles 4-20 mm long, dichotomously branched, receptacles cochleariform to oblong, ca. 2-3 mm long, ca. 1-2 mm wideUnknownPeduncles 6-10 mm long, single, receptacles inconspicuousPeduncles 3.5-9.0 mm long, single, receptacles inconspicuousPeduncles 15-23 mm long, single, receptacles inconspicuousPeduncles 15-23 mm long, single, receptacles tinyFemale inflorescencesPeduncles 1.0-1.5 mm long, receptacle papilionaceous or elliptic, bipartite, margin indehiscent or lobed, 1.5-6.5 mm long, 1.5-5.4 mm wide, bracts numerous, linear-lanceolate, abaxially puberulent, margin ciliatePeduncles 1.0-1.5 mm long, receptacle conspicuous or inconspicuous, elliptic, 6 mm long, 3 mm wide, bracts ca. 10, triangular or narrow-triangular, 1.5 mm long, 0.7-3.0 mm wide, ciliolate, abaxially strigulosePeduncles 1.0-3.5 mm long, receptacle sub-rectangular, 5-7 mm long, indehiscent or bisected. Bracts 50 or more, triangular or narrow-triangular, 0.8-1.2 mm long, densely ciliate.Peduncles 0.7 mm long, receptacle sub-rectangular, ca. 1.5 mm long and broad. Bracts ca. 17, 2-seriate, broad-ovoid to ovoid, 0.6-1.2 mm long, female flower sessile, ovary ellipsoidal.Inflorescence sessile. Receptacle sub-orbicular, 1 mm in diam. Bracts 6, narrow-ovoid, 2.5 mm longPeduncles short and robust, receptacle small. Bracts 8, broad-ovoid, 0.2-0.4 mm long. Bracts missing, ovary subglobose, 0.15 mm long.AchenesSessile, ovoid, ca. 0.35-0.40 mm long, longitudinally 4(-5)-ribbed and tuberculatePedicel short, narrow-ovoid, 1.0-1.5 mm long, densely tuberculate, so metimes with numerous short lines.Pedicel short, elliptic-ovate, 0.6-0.8 mm long, longitudinally 8-ribbedUnknownUnknownUnknownTepalsAbsentCa. 1 mm longAbsentAbsentAbsentAbsent