TABLE 1 in Bergia cuddalorensis S. Soosairaj, sp. nov. (Elatinaceae), a new species from Tamil Nadu, India

TABLE 1. — Distinct features of Bergia cuddalorensis S. Soosairaj, sp. nov. and its allied species. B. cuddalorensis sp. nov.B. suffruticosaB. ammannioidesHabitErect herb, nonaromaticShrubs, aromaticErect herb, nonaromaticLeavesPetiolate, winged, glabrousSessile, densely glandular pubescentPetiolate, glandular pubescentStipuleGlabrousPubescentPubescentFlowers6-10 per node2-8 per nodec. 30 per nodeSepalsLanceolate, apex acuminate, glabrous, margin ciliate, pinkish redOvate, oblong, apex acute, glandular pubescent, margin hyaline.Lanceolate to ovate, apex acute, glandular pubescent, margin entirePetalsOblong, apex acute, mucronateObovate-oblong, apex obtuseElliptic to oblong, apex obtuseAnther0.2 × 0.2 mm0.5 × 0.3 mm0.3 × 0.3 mmOvaryGloboseOvoidSubgloboseCapsuleGloboseOvoidSubgloboseSeedOblong, surface vesicularOblong to ellipsoid, smoothOblong, surface reticulate表1 — 新种库达洛尔水苋菜（Bergia cuddalorensis S. Soosairaj, sp. nov.）及其近缘物种的显著鉴别特征 生长习性：新种库达洛尔水苋菜为直立草本，无芳香气味；亚灌木水苋菜（B. suffruticosa）为灌木，具芳香气味；节节菜状水苋菜（B. ammannioides）为直立草本，无芳香气味 叶片：新种具叶柄、具翅且无毛；亚灌木水苋菜无柄，密被腺状柔毛；节节菜状水苋菜具叶柄，被腺状柔毛 托叶：新种无毛；亚灌木水苋菜与节节菜状水苋菜均被柔毛 花（每节着花数）：新种每节着花6~10朵；亚灌木水苋菜每节着花2~8朵；节节菜状水苋菜每节着花约30朵 萼片：新种萼片呈披针形，先端渐尖，无毛，边缘具缘毛，略带粉红色；亚灌木水苋菜萼片为卵形、长圆形，先端急尖，被腺状柔毛，边缘膜质；节节菜状水苋菜萼片呈披针形至卵形，先端急尖，被腺状柔毛，全缘 花瓣：新种花瓣为长圆形，先端急尖，具小尖头；亚灌木水苋菜花瓣为倒卵状长圆形，先端钝；节节菜状水苋菜花瓣为椭圆形至长圆形，先端钝 花药：新种花药大小为0.2×0.2 mm；亚灌木水苋菜为0.5×0.3 mm；节节菜状水苋菜为0.3×0.3 mm 子房：新种子房呈球形；亚灌木水苋菜子房为卵形；节节菜状水苋菜子房近球形 蒴果：新种蒴果呈球形；亚灌木水苋菜蒴果为卵形；节节菜状水苋菜蒴果近球形 种子：新种种子为长圆形，表面具泡状突起；亚灌木水苋菜种子为长圆形至椭圆形，表面光滑；节节菜状水苋菜种子为长圆形，表面具网状纹饰