Table 1 in Cyrtandra argentii, a new species of Cyrtandra (Gesneriaceae) from the Philippines, and a review of the C. villosissima group

Table 1. Diagnostic characters separating the four studied species.
C. argentii sp. nov.C. ferrugineaC. hirtigeraC. villosissimaDistributionSierra Madre Mountain Range to Mindoro IslandCatanduanes, Mt Bulusan, Mt Isarog, Mt MayonPalawanNegros Island to Mindanao IslandIndumentum colorWhite all throughoutFerruginousCrimson or pale white FerruginousLeaf symmetrySubequalAnisophyllousSubequalSubequalInflorescence typeCompound cymeCymeCymeCymeInflorescence attachmentPedunculatePedunculateSubsessileSubsessileNo. of flowers per inflorescence10–151–34–many-flowered4–many-floweredCalyx hirsutenessDensely hirsute externally, glabrous internallyDensely hirsute externally, with glandular hairs internally at base of lobesDensely hirsute externally, with scattered glandular hairs internally and prominent tufts of hairs at the baseDensely hirsuteCalyx lobes shapeAcuminateAcuminateAcute or narrowly acuminateLinearCorolla colorWhiteWhiteDull reddish orange or yellowish greenRedCorolla hirsutenessGlabrous externally and internallyDensely hirsute, with glandular hairs internallyGlandular hairs externally and internallyDensely hirsuteCalyx persistencePersistent entirely enclosing the fruitPersistent entirely enclosing the fruitNot persistentPersistentStyle persistencePersistentPersistentNot persistentPersistent