TABLE 1 in Stellaria mcclintockiae (Caryophyllaceae) a new species from Kerala, India

TABLE 1. Morphological comparison of Stellaria mcclintockiae with other members of thee Stellaria media group.
CharactersStellaria mcclintockiae (present paper)Stellaria cupaniana (El Mokni et al. 2023)Stellaria media s.s. (El Mokni et al. 2023)Stellaria neglecta (Lepší et al. 2019)Stellaria pallida (Lepší et al. 2019; El Mokni et al. 2023)Stellaria ruderalis (Lepší et al. 2019)BractlanceolateOvate to oblongovatelinear-lanceolateovate or ellipticalOvate to elliptical,Sepallanceolate exceeding the length of bractovate to lanceolate, equaling the length of bractovate to lanceolate, equal length of bractovate to lanceolate less than the length of bractlinear-lanceolate equal to the length of bractlanceolate to ovate-lanceolate, shorter than bractPetaldimorphic, with fimbriate apex and other with acute apexshorter than sepals, apex obtuseunimorphic, with rounded apexunimorphic with acute or obtuse apexAbsent or very short, up to one-third of the length of sepalsdeeply bifid, shorter than or as long as sepals, apex roundGynoeciumellipsoidovoidovoidovoidovoidovoidStamen5–858–108–10(1–) 2–3 (–4)3–5(–10)Capsuleelongate, double the length of persistent calyxovoid, glabrous, dehiscent capsule with ca. 15 seedsovoid, equals the length of persistent calyxelliptical, shorter than the persistent calyxovoid, equaling the length of persistent calyxelongate, longer then the sepalSeedtubercles sharp, pointed, conical with scattered papillaeconical tubercles less than 0.10 mm longtubercles short, flat topped with abundant papillaetubercles on seeds high, conical, higher than wide.tubercles on seeds shorts, round to shortly conical, long as wide or slightly longer than widetubercles conical, longer than widePollenpore membrane not well differentiated, pores obscure with granular surfacedata not availablepore membrane prominent, pores sunken with spinulose surfacedata not availabledata not availabledata not available