TABLE 1 in A new species of Bomarea (Alstroemeriaceae) from the northwestern slopes of the Ecuadorian Andes

TABLE 1. Comparison of Bomarea quitensis, B. longipes and B. crinita.
B. quitensisB. longipesB. crinitaStem surfaceciliate (slightly pubescent)glabrouspubescentPetiole length (cm)1.0–1.51.80.7Leaf shapelanceolate to ovate-lanceolateovatelinear-lanceolate to lanceolateLeaf size (cm)16.5–19.0 × 5.0–6.010.0–11.5 × 4.0–4.55.0–8.0 × 1.70–2.00Number of involucral bracts, shape5–7, lanceolate4, oblong-lanceolate1, linearInvolucral bracts size (cm)5.0–6.0 × 0.8–1.02.5–4.5 × 1.5–22.0–5.0 × 0.1Pedicel size (cm)11.0–12.512.0–13.010.0–12.0Flower number, shape7–16, zygomorphic~8, zygomorphic6–10, actinomorphicSepal colourbright red to orange-redpurplish to violaceousred with green tipPetal length0.5 cm longer than sepalsequal to sepals0.5 cm longer than sepalsPetal spotsslightly presentpresentnot mentionedDistributionEcuador: PichinchaEcuador: Loja, Zamora-ChinchipePeru: Amazonas