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Table. Comparison of the diagnostic morphological characters of Eriocaulon meenachilense sp. nov., E. idukkianum and E. tuberiferum in ERIOCAULON MEENACHILENSE, A NEW TUBEROUS SPECIES OF ERIOCAULACEAE FROM THE SOUTHERN WESTERN GHATS, INDIA
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Table. Comparison of the diagnostic morphological characters of Eriocaulon meenachilense sp. nov., E. idukkianum and E. tuberiferum
| Character | E. meenachilense | E. idukkianum | E. tuberiferum |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rootstock | Absent | Present | Absent |
| Root tubers | 2 or 3, hairy | Single, glabrous | 2–15, hairy |
| Leaves | Linear-subulate, up to 3.5 cm long, 0.2 cm broad | Linear-oblong, up to 7 cm long, 0.4 cm broad | Linear-lanceolate, up to 5 cm long, 0.5 cm broad |
| Peduncle | Solitary, 6-angled, up to 20 cm long | 1–9, 4-angled, up to 26 cm long | 1–3, 4-angled, up to 10 cm long |
| Sheath | Up to 3 cm long | Up to 6 cm long | Up to 6 cm long |
| Heads | About 6 mm across, white | About 10 mm across, white | About 9 mm across, black or grey |
| Receptacle | Glabrous | Pilose | Glabrous |
| Involucral bracts | Inflexed, up to 1.5 mm long | Reflexed, up to 3.5 mm long | Reflexed, 2.5 mm long |
| Male sepals | Free | Free | Spathaceously fused except at the extreme tip |
| Male and female petals | Eglandular | With black gland | With black gland |
| Anthers | Yellow | White | White |
| Seeds | Yellow, appendages absent | Brown, appendages absent | Purple, cells of seed coat transversely elongated with ribbon-like bands |
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Published as part of P Balan, Anoop & Aloor Jose, Robi, 2021, ERIOCAULON MEENACHILENSE, A NEW TUBEROUS SPECIES OF ERIOCAULACEAE FROM THE SOUTHERN WESTERN GHATS, INDIA, pp. 6 in Edinburgh Journal of Botany 78 (336) on page 6, DOI: 10.24823/EJB.2021.336, http://zenodo.org/record/10591017
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