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Table 1 in The identity of Albuca caudata Jacq. (Hyacinthaceae) and a description of a new related species: A. bakeri
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Table 1. Main diagnostic characters among Albuca caudata, Albuca bakeri and Albuca batteniana.
| Albuca caudata | Albuca bakeri | Albuca batteniana | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bulb | Mostly solitary | Mostly solitary | Proliferous |
| Ovoid to oblong | Ovoid to spherical | Narrowly oblong | |
| Outer tunics membranous,brown to grey | Outer tunics fleshy,white to yellow | Outer tunics somewhat coriaceous,green to brown | |
| Mostly hypogeal | Hypogeal | Mostly epigeal | |
| Imbricate scales mostly ending at different heights | All scales reaching the top of the bulb | Imbricate scales ending at different heights | |
| Neck absent or short and thick, covered by brown to grey membranous scales | Neck long and thin, covered by transversally banded sheathing cataphylls | Neck usually absent | |
| Roots | Usually numerous, thick and tuberose | Thin and scarce | Thin or slightly thickened |
| Leaves | Narrow, infolded and canaliculate | Narrow, infolded and canaliculate | Wide, flattened and usually recurved |
| Inflorescence | Inclined and secund | Erect and helicoidal | Inclined and secund |
| Outer tepals | 18-28 mm | 19-23 mm | 30-42 mm |
| Seeds | 5-6 × 4-5 mm | 4-5 × 3-4 mm | 5-7 × 4-5 mm |
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Published as part of Martinez-Azorin, Mario, Crespo, Manuel B., Dold, Anthony P. & Barker, Nigel P., 2011, The identity of Albuca caudata Jacq. (Hyacinthaceae) and a description of a new related species: A. bakeri, pp. 9 in PhytoKeys 5 on page 9, DOI: 10.3897/phytokeys.5.1166, http://zenodo.org/record/576083
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