Table 2 in A new synonym of Polygonatum in China, based on morphological and molecular evidence

Table 2. Comparison of morphological characters amongst P. hunanenses, P. kingianum var. grandifolium and P. kingianum varieties. The dashed line indicates the characters are the same as the original variety. CharactersP. hunanenseP. kingianum var. grandifoliumP. kingianumPolygonatum kingianum var. kingianumPolygonatum kingianum var. cavalerieiPolygonatum kingianum var. ericoideumPolygonatum kingianum var. uncinatumRhizomesmoniliform or ginger-like, 1-4 cm thickmoniliform or ginger-like, 1-3.5 cm thicksubterete or submoniliform, 1-3 cm thick---Stem1-3.5 m, apex subscandent1-3 m, apex subscandent1-3 m, apex subscandent--ca. 60 cmPhyllotaxywhorled, 3-6 (-10) per roundwhorled, 3-5 per roundwhorled, 3-10 per round--whorled, 4-5 per roundLeaf5-20 (-27) cm × 0.5-2.5 (-3.2) cm, linear to lanceolate, apex strongly cirrose or curved13-27 cm × (1.5-) 2.4-5 cm, linear to lanceolate, apex strongly cirrose or curved6-16 (-20) cm × 0.2-1.0 (-1.5) cm, linear to lanceolate, membranous, apex cirroselinear to lanceolate, somewhat coriaceousnarrow linearshort lanceolate, somewhat coriaceous, 5-6 cm × 1-1.4 cmInflorescence(1-) 2-5(1-) 2-5(1-) 2-4 (-6)1-22-41-2Peduncle1.7-3.5 cm1-4 cm1-2 cmstout, strongly deflexed2-3 cmdecurvedPedicel0.7-1.8 cm0.4-1.7 cm0.5-1.5 cm-Bractsubulate to lanceolate, 3-4 mm, at base of pedicellinear, 2-5 mm, at base of pedicellinear, 1-2 mm, on proximal part of pedicelwhite or pale yellowish-greenyellow or greenish-whitepink, redwhite, tinged purplewhitewhitePerianthcylindrical campanulatecylindricalcylindrical-campanulate---17-22 mm15-27 mm18-25 mm--10-13 mmLobes5-6.5 mm4-6.5 mm3-5 mm---Filament2-3 mm, flat2.5-3.5 mm, stout and no thickening1.7-5 mm, slender---Anthersca. 5 mm2.5-5.5 mm4-6 mm---Ovary5-7 mmca. 4 mm4-6 mm---Styleca. 9-12 mmca. 8-14 mm(8-) 10-14 mm---Fruitsberries pale yellowish-green or orange, 1-1.8 cmberries yellow or orange with black spots, 1.4-1.8 cmberries yellow, orange or red, 1-1.5 cm---Seeds3-125-157-12---DistributionHunan, ChinaSouthwest ChinaSouthwest China, Myanmar, Thailand, VietnamChina: Sichuan, YunnanChina: YunnanChina: YunnanAltitude200-700 m600-1200 m700-3600 m---