Table 1 in Impatiens bijieensis (Balsaminaceae), a new species from karst plateau in Guizhou, China

Table 1. Comparison of morphological characters in Impatiens bijieensis, I. pterosepala (data from Hooker 1910), I. lasiophyton (data from Hooker 1908b) and I. leptocaulon (data from Hooker 1908c).
CharacterI. bijieensisI. pterosepalaI. lasiophytonI. leptocaulonLength of petiole0.3-0.8 cm1.5-2.0 cm1-3 cm0.5-1.5 cmLeaf bladewith a pair of conical glands at base, base cuneate, margin serrulate, adaxial surface densely pilose, abaxial surface pilose along veinswith 2 globose basal glands, base cuneate, margin crenate, both surfaces glabrousbase acute, margin coarsely crenate or crenate-serrate, both surfaces hirsutewith few basal glands, base narrowly cuneate, margin serrulate, both surfaces glabrousBractbracteate above middle, linear-lanceolatebract above middle; lanceolatebracteate below flower; lanceolatebracteate above middle; lanceolateFlowerdeep purplish-redpale purple or purple-redyellow or whitepurple-redLateral sepal2, ovate, margin ciliate, mid-vein carinate, apex acuminate or caudate2, ovate, margin sometimes denticulate at one side, abaxial mid-vein narrowly carinate, apex acuminate2 (or 4), subovate, hirsute, apex cuspidate2, subovate, long cuspidate, inequilateral, hyaline margined, denticulate on one sideLower sepalnavicular, narrowed into an incurved, long spur, spur apex 2-lobednarrowly funnelform, narrowed into an incurved, slender spurbroadly funnelform, gradually narrowed into an incurved spurnavicular, narrowed into an incurved, long spurDorsal petalreniform, base truncate or suborbicular, apex concave, abaxial mid-vein carinateorbicular, base cordate, apex slightly emarginate, shortly rostellate, abaxial mid-vein thickened, entire or undulateorbicular, base cordate, apex obtuse, abaxial mid-vein thickened, cristate apicallyorbicular, base unknown, apex rostellate, abaxial mid-vein carinateBasal lobesoblong to obovate-oblongoblongsmall or rudimentaryorbicular, smallDistal lobesdolabriformbroadly dolabriform, largerbroadly dolabriform or sublunarobovate-oblongAnther apexobtuseacuteobtuseobtuseCapsulecylindricallinearlinearlinearElevation1915-2800 m1500-1700 m1700-2700 m1200-2000 m