TABLE 1. Morphological comparison among Barbacenia gentianoides, B. glaucescens and B in Two new remarkable species of Barbacenia (Velloziaceae) from the Brazilian Espinhaço Range in honor of Renato Mello-Silva

TABLE 1. Morphological comparison among Barbacenia gentianoides, B. glaucescens and B. mellosilvae.
CharacterB. gentianoides (Menezes 229 andB. glaucescens (Menezes 1395)B. mellosilvae (Pirani 5593)419)Leaf colourBright greenGlaucousBright greenOld leavesStraightTwistedStraightLeaf furrowsAbsentPresent in both surfacesAbsentStomata distributionHypohistomaticAmphistomaticAmphistomaticPedicel vascular bundles121216Pedicel exposureHidden by the leavesHidden by the leavesEvidentPredominant perianth colourYellow, orange or orange-reddishRed or red-orangeYellow to yellow-greenishHypanthium surface coveringCapitate-subulate emergencesTector trichomesCapitate-subulate emergencesCorona lobesFused by more than the basal halfFused to the basal halfFreeAnther connective colourPurple to dark-purplePurpleYellow