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Table 1 in A new species of Tricholepis (Asteraceae: Cardueae) from India
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- 1. Taxonomy & Biodiversity Division, National Botanical Research Institute, Lucknow – 226 001, India.
- 2. Quest Institute of Life Sciences, Nicholas Piramal India Limited, L. B. S. Marg, Muland (W), Mumbai – 400 080, India.
Description
Table 1. — Comparision of Tricholepis raghavendrae with T. elongata and T. stictophyllum.
| Characters | T. elongata | T. stictophyllum | T. raghavendrae |
|---|---|---|---|
| Habit | Erect, 50-150 cm long, branched, stem terete, sriate, sparsely to densely puberulous. | Erect, 4-35 cm long, simple or branched from the base, stem up to 21 cm long, terminating in a solitary inflorescence, angular, grooved, glabrous to glabrescent. | Erect, 49-65 cm long, simple or with a few branches, stem 20 cm long, terminating in a solitary inflorescence, almost terete, striate, pubescent. |
| Leaf | 2-8.5 × 0.2-1.8 cm, cauline, subsessile, lanceolate or linear in upper portion, dentate to serrate or pinnatifid along margins, acute with a spiny structure at apex, glabrous to minutely puberulous above, tomentose below. | 2-11 × 0.4-1.3 cm, crowded at base of stem, sparse above, sessile, linear ro linear oblong, entire or irregularly wavy along margins, acute to acuminate at apex, glabrous. | 11.5-15.5 × 2-2.7 cm, crowded at base of stem, sparse above, distinctly petioled below (petioles 1.5- 5.5 cm long), sessile above, lanceolate or oblanceolate, pinnatifid at base and dentate along margins, acute or acuminate at apex, glabrous to sparsely pubescent above, pubescent below. |
| Capitulum | Almost sessile. | With 3-12.5 cm long peduncle. | With c. 29 cm long peduncle. |
| Phyllary | Outer ones c. 5 mm long, narrowly ovate with more acuminate apex, glabrous; inner ones c. 13 × 1 mm, linear oblong with acuminate apex, pubescent towards apex on outer surface. Glabrous on inner surface. | Outer ones c. 4.5 × 2 mm, ovate with acuminate apex, thick, glabrous or very minutely pubescent along margins near apex; inner ones c. 11 × 4 mm, linear oblong with narrow and flexuous apex, pubescent towards apex on outer surface, glabrous on inner surface. | Outer ones 2-2.5 × 2 mm, ovate with acuminate apex, hairy along margins and apex; inner ones 13-15 × 1-2 mm, oblong or oblong-lanceolate with subacuminate and slightly crumpled apex, minutely puberulous on outer surface, sparsely puberulous on inner surface only in middle region. |
| Corolla | Pale yellow, c. 22 mm long. | Purple, 15-16 mm long. | Purple, c. 19 mm long. |
| Achene | c. 4 × 1.5 mm, oblong, truncate at apex, smooth. | c. 5.5 × 1.5 mm, oblong, truncate at apex, distinctly many-ribbed. | 3-4.2 × 1.5-2 mm, narrowly obovate, truncate at apex, faintly striate. |
| Pappus | 4-20 mm long, shorter in outer whorls, connate at base, deciduous, barbellate. | Up to 14 mm long, shorter in outer whorls, free, persistent, feathery. | Minute to 7 mm long, shorter in outer whorls, free, persistent, barbellate. |
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- Is cited by
- Taxonomic treatment: 10.5281/zenodo.15659189 (DOI)
- Taxonomic treatment: http://treatment.plazi.org/id/03F487CF623EA45256C068D7FDABF9B4 (URL)
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- Journal article: 10.5281/zenodo.4605237 (DOI)
- Journal article: urn:lsid:plazi.org:pub:FFCDFFB7623FA4515657687CFFB9FF31 (LSID)
- Journal article: http://publication.plazi.org/id/FFCDFFB7623FA4515657687CFFB9FF31 (URL)