TABLE 1. Diagnostic characters distinguishing Sedum yangjifengensis from S. makinoi, S. concarpum and S in Sedum yangjifengensis (Crassulaceae), a new species from Jiangxi, China

TABLE 1. Diagnostic characters distinguishing Sedum yangjifengensis from S. makinoi, S. concarpum and S. lipingense.
CharactersS. yangjifengensisS. makinoiS. concarpumS. lipingenseRosette leaves during florescenceabsentabsentabsentpresentsterile stemcreeping, slenderabsenterectabsentcauline leaves1 to 3 pairs with unequal length of internodesmany pairs and denseabsent1 to 2 pairsnectar scalesinverted trapezoidrectangular-spatulatelinear-spatulatebroadly cuneatephyllotaxisaggregated shoot apex or branchingdecussate oppositeupper branchbottom rosette leaves and upper branchinternodelongshortlonglongcarpelconnate for 1mm at baseconnate for 1mm at baseconnate for 3mm at baseconnate for 1mm at base