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. 2020 Jun 12;9(6):740. doi: 10.3390/plants9060740

Table 1.

Comparison of diagnostic features of F. pisidica, F. haussknechtii, F. brevipedicellata, F. elaeochytris, F. rigidula, F. hermonis Boiss., F. halophila Peşmen.

Features F. pisidica F. haussknechtii F. brevipedicellata F. elaeochytris F. rigidula F. hermonis F. halophila
Stem length up to 250 cm 50–150 cm 100–250 cm 100–200 cm, terete 30–130 cm 100–150 cm, terete 60–90 cm
Leaves 5–7 pinnate, triangular ovate in outline, 25–40 × 30–85 cm 5 pinnate, triangular ovate in outline, 30–40 × 20–30 cm 5–6 pinnate, triangular ovate in outline, 30–65 × 20–45 cm 5–6 pinnate, triangular ovate in outline, 25–50 × 20–45 cm 5–6 pinnate, triangular ovate in outline, 15–30 × 10–25 cm 5–6 pinnate, triangular ovate in outline, 30–45 × 25–35 cm 5–6 pinnate, triangular ovate in outline
Petiole (basal leaves) 20–32 cm sessile 10–20 cm 17–40(-48) 1–12 cm - 8–10 cm
Ultimate segments 1–4 × 0.5–1.5 mm 0.5–3(–7) × 0.5–1.5 mm (3–)7–12 × 1–2.5 mm, 1.5–2.5 × 0.5 mm, 1–5(–8) x 0.2–0.8 mm, 1.5–3 × 0.4 mm, 5–15(–20) × 0.4–0.8 mm,
scabrid-setulose densely setulose-puberulent scabrid to glabrous glabrous scabrid glabrous very sparsely aculeolate-scabrid
Sheaths Ovate
4–9 × 1–3 cm
Ovate-lanceolate
6–8 × 2–5.5 cm
Broadly ovate
7–12 × 5–8 cm
Ovate-oblong
(6–)10–15 cm
Cylindric-oblong
3–12 × 1.5–3 cm
- Ovate
6.5 × 7.5 cm
Rays 8–22 6–12 6–12(–18) 10–18 (4–)6–12(–15) 10–15 12–15
Petals Yellow Yellow Yellow Yellow Yellow Whitish-Green Yellow
Fruiting pedicels 2–8 mm (5–)7–10(–12) mm 0.5–6 mm 9–10 mm (5–)7–15 mm 4–6 mm 5–9 mm
Mericarps 8–14 × 4–9 mm, oblong 13–16 × 6 mm, elliptic-oblong 8–14 × 4–7 mm,
elliptic
9–12 × 4–5 mm, elliptic-oblong 10–12 × 6–7 mm, oblong to obovate 10–13 × 6–7 mm, elliptic-oblong 9–11 × 6–7 mm, obovate
Lateral wings 0.5–1 mm wide 0.5–1 mm wide 0.5–1 mm wide 0.5–1 mm wide 1–2 mm wide 1–1.5 mm wide 2 mm wide
Dorsal vittae 1–3 per vallecula 1 per vallecula 1 per vallecula 1 per vallecula 1 per vallecula 1(–2) 1 per vallecula
Commissural vittae (2–)4–6 4 2–4 43,984 43,984 4–6 (2–)4