TABLE 3 in Luisia brachyota (Orchidaceae; Epidendroideae) a new species from China: evidence based on morphological and molecular data

TABLE 3. Morphological characters of L. brachyota, L. filiformis and L. cordata.
CharacterL. brachyotaL. filiformisL. cordataStemUp to 16.0–35.0cm long, 0.5 cm across, internodes 2.0–2.5 cmUp to 34.0–90.0 cm long, 0.4–0.5 cm across, internodes 3.0–4.0 cmUp to 30.0–60.0 mm long, 0.4–0.5 cm across, internodes 2.0–2.5 cmInflorescence3–5 floweredFew flowered2–3 floweredDorsal sepal6.0 × 3.0 mm, whitish with faint purple lines7.0 × 3.0 mm, whitish5.0 × 3.0 mm, pale green with faint purple linesLateral sepal7.0 × 3.0 mm, whitish with faint purple lines8.0 × 3.0 mm, whitish6.0 × 4.0mm, pale green with faint purple linesPetals10.0 × 2.0 mm, whitish with faint purple lines8.0–11.0 × 1.5–1.7 mm,whitish7.0 × 2.0 mm, pale green with faint purple linesLip8.0 × 6.0 mm, deep purple-red7.0 mm long, dark purple7.0 mm, deep purple-redHypochileConvex. Lateral lobes short, slightly decurrentLateral lobes ca. 4.0 × 4.0 mmConcave. Lateral lobes short, decurrentEpichileCordate, adaxially with 7 or 9 papillate longitudinal ridgesCroadly ovate-triangular, adaxially with several papillate longitudinal ridgesCordate, adaxially with 3 or 4 papillate longitudinal ridges