TABLE 3 in Valeriana alanyense (Caprifoliaceae): a new species from Southwest Anatolia (Turkey) based on morphological and molecular data

TABLE 3. Morphological differences between Valeriana alanyense sp.nov. and V. speluncaria.
SpeciesV. alanyenseV. speluncaria (including V. speluncaria subsp. glabriuscula)Stems lengthup to 50 cmup to 25 cmStems base2.5−4 mm diam2 mm or less diamLeaveshave a softness that gives them a velvety feel when touched, margin entire to slightly crenate, apex acutelack softness when touched, margin entire, apex acute or rounded, sometimes emarginateBasal leavessimple or pinnatisect, 1−2 pairs, 4−10 × 2−4 cm, terminal lobes ovate, ovate-cordate to broadly ovate or lanceolate-ovate, up to 3 cmsimple or pinnatisect, 1−2 pairs, 1−6 × 0.8−2 cm, entire, acute or rounded; terminal lobes, orbicular, orbicular-ovate, 1–2 × 0.8−1.5 cm; lateral lobes, ovate, lanceolate, 6–12 × 3–6 mmCauline leavespinnatisect, 1−3 pairs, imparipinnate, 7.5–15 × 4–7 cm; terminal lobes well-defined, ovate, ovate-cordate to broadly ovate or lanceolate-ovate, 3–5.5 × 2−3 cm; lateral lobes, ovate 1.5−3 × 1−1.5 cm1−2 pairs, 1−6.5 × 0.8−2 cm, terminal lobes, orbicular, orbicular-ovate, 0.8−1,5 × 0.8−1 cm; lateral lobes, ovate, ovate-lanceolate, 3–12 × 2–5 mmInflorescence length2.5−12.5 cm2−7 cmCorolla length4–5 mm5−7 mmFloweringMay− JuneMay− AugustElevation380−1040 m1100−3600 m