Table 1 in Ficinia gracilis complex (Cypereae, Cyperaceae) revisited- Species delineations and description of a new species from South Africa

Table1 Comparison of Ficinia gracilis complex species.South African provinces are abbreviated as follows: Western Cape (WC), Eastern Cape (EC), Free State (FS), KwaZulu-Natal (KZN), Limpopo (LIM), Mpumalanga (MP).
HabitLigule type; lengthLeaf sheathLeaf blade widthGlume apex; mucro LengthNutlet ornamentation; gynophoreVegetation type; distributionF.cinnamomea C.B.ClarkeCaespitose to shortly rhizomatousCollar; 7–8 mmNon sticky0.7–1.2 mmAcute; mucro 0.1–0.3 mmMinutely papillose; gynophore well developedAfromontane grasslands; EC, KZN, MP, LIM, extending north to East AfricaF.eligulata Gordon- Gray ex MuasyaCaespitoseNo liguleNon sticky0.3–0.6 mmAcute; mucro 0.2–0.5 mmMinutely papillose; gynophore well developedAfromontane grasslands; KZNF. fi liformis (Lam.) Schrad.CaespitoseCollar; 3–7 mmSticky0.3–0.4 mmAcute; mucro 0.5–0.7 mmRugose; no gynophoreFynbos; WCF.rigida LevynsCaespitoseCollar; 3–7 mmSticky0.3–0.4 mmAcute; mucro 0.5–0.7 mmRugose; gynophoreFynbos; WCF.gracilis Schrad.Caespitose to shortly rhizomatousCollar; to 2 mmSticky0.5–0.8 mmObtuse; no mucroRugose; gynophore absent to well developedFynbos to Afromontane grasslands; WC, EC, FS, KZN, Lesotho