Table 1 in A revision and one new species of Begonia L. (Begoniaceae, Cucurbitales) in Northeast India

Table 1. Comparison of the key vegetative and floral characters of the new species B. koelzii R.Camfield sp. nov. and several similar species. Data collected from herbarium specimens at E, HAST and K, species protologues and the Flora of China (Gu et al. 2007). CharactersB. koelzii R.Camfield sp. nov.B. longialata K.Y.Guan & D.K.TianB. macrotoma Irmsch.B. panchtharensis S.Rajbh.B. pedatifida H.LévB. rubropunctata S.H.Huang & Y.M.ShuiB. shilendrae Rekha Morris & P.D.McMillancauline leavesnoyesyesnonononobulbilsyes, frequentlynonovery occasionally?very occasionally? very occasionally?nolamina shapeovatesuborbicularbroad ovatesuborbicularsuborbicularsuborbicularbroad ovatelamina lobesdeeply incisedincisedshallowly inciseddeeply inciseddeeply inciseddeeply incisedlinearlamina upper surfacesparsely strigoseglabroussparsely hirsutesparsely hirsutesparsely strigosesparsely strigoseglabrouslamina length (cm)20– 5025 –4512–1525– 4010– 4015– 2018 –35petiole length (cm)30– 5010 –305–1530– 4510– 5515– 25up to 40inflorescence structurecymosecymosecymosecymosecymosecymosepaniculate or raceme of cymespeduncle length (cm)30– 605 –105–1540– 5015– 2050– 6010 –30male tepal no.4444442female tepal no.4–653554 to 52stamen no.60– 90150–180n/a120–15080–100100–12030 –40styles32 –322222 –3longest wing shaperounded-oblongrounded-oblongn/aoblong-triangulartriangularrounded-oblongrounded-oblonglongest wing length (cm)1–33 –5n/a1–2.51–2.51–1.51.5– 2side wing shapethin oblongthin oblongn/athin oblongcurved trianglethin oblongcurved oblongwings extend along pedicelnoslightlyn/anoyes and in frontslightlyyes and in front