TABLE 1. Comparison of diagnostic characteristics of S. kavrunensis and S. paniculata subsp. paniculata.
Characters S. kavrunensis S. paniculata subsp. paniculata
Basal leaves 12‒22 mm × 3.5‒6 mm, obovate to oblong, obtuse to acuminate, glaucous, ciliate in the middle, smooth above, with distinctive white lime-encrusted pores 5‒21 mm × 2‒5.5 mm, obovate to oblong-lingulate, obtuse or acute, finely serrate, glaucous and usually lime-encrusted
Flowering stems 14‒32 cm, 2/3 to form panicle, with densely stalked glands 8‒30 cm, branched only in its upper 1/3 to form a small panicle, sparsely glandular hairy
Inflorescence 8‒73 flowered 5‒50 flowered
Calyx 3‒6 mm × 1‒2 mm, ovate-lanceolate, acute, maroon, densely glandular 1‒2 mm × 0.8‒1 mm, linear-lanceolate, acuminate, green, sparsely glandular
Petals 4‒7 mm × 1‒2 mm, white with densely maroon spots 3‒5 mm × 2‒3 mm, white or pale cream
Hydathode secretion with zirconium without zirconium
Seed structure densely granulate sparsely granulate