DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17723877
title: Table 3 in Sansevieria bangalalana sp. nov. (Asparagales, Asparagaceae), close to extinction in the wild, and five other narrowly endemic and threatened species of Sansevieria from Tanzania previously unknown to science

description: Table 3 (continued on next page). Comparison of Sansevieria sumbawangana M.Burkart, Constantine, Sikawa & Yinger sp. nov., S. rukwana M.Burkart, Piniely, Sikawa & Yinger sp. nov. and S. muhaensis M.Burkart, Yinger, Sikawa & Mollel sp. nov. with similar species of the subgenus Capitulatus Mbugua ex L.E.Newton & R.H.Webb. The traits of the species compared are taken from Newton (2020) if not stated otherwise: † = from TSF; ‡ = from Brown (1915); § = from the protologue (Webb & Newton 2018); | = from POTSD. ¶ = style length including ovary.
S. sinus-simiorumS. bhitalaeS. kirkiiS. sumbawangana sp. nov.S. rukwana sp. nov.S. muhaensis sp. nov.leaves per shoot8–10 (?)1(2–3)1–3 / 2–882–52–33–6rhizome diameter [mm]5050§20–42|703036–46inner colour of rhizome cortexochre‡‡dark brown|brownish orangedark reddish orangedeep redleaf postureerect to slightly recurvederectascending-spreading to recurved‡upright to spreadingspreading to almost horizontalspreadingleaf length [mm]to 1000750 (400–900); 1000– 2000††750–27501000810900leaf width [mm]6050–7060–90(to 120|)21011085max. lamina thickness in central part of leaf [mm]50(massive)8–14‡20616pseudo-petiolemissingmissing|existing‡missingmissingmissinglamina transectmassively u-shapedmassively u-shaped|concave or flattish‡openly u-shaped to almost flatflat but u-shapedopenly u-shaped, thickenedleaf marginrather straightrather straight|very wavy‡somewhat wavysinuateundulatemedian ridge on leaf abaxial side(massive)(massive)strong|missingmissingexistingleaf colour patterninconspicuous to presentyellow-green mottling from prominent to very faintmottled or transversely bandedalmost missingadaxial cloudy, abaxial transverse bandscloudy blotches and transverse bandsstate of flowering shootoften lateral, bearing only cataphylls and bracts†fully-leavedfully-leavedfully-leavedfully-leavedpeduncle length (base to lowermost pedicel) [mm]290ca 300to ca 500300163290peduncle diameter [mm]151513‡/15|202018peduncle bracts6“3 pairs”§5–6‡748peduncle bracts length [mm]32–3530/60 (“Superclone”)§50–77‡to 7846–114to 116flowers per partial inflorescence2–3/4–6 (“Superclone ”)§2–4‡2–32–34length of bract of partial infl. [mm]4–8to 16/to 30 (“Superclone”)§25–3825–3017–2333–42width of bract of partial infl. [mm]2–4to 58.5–197–147–125–9shape of bract of partial infl.broadly ovateovate or oblong-ovate, acute or subobtuselanceolate-ellipticlanceolateellipticlanceolate, rather shortly tapering to a short sharp pointpedicel length [mm]6 (to 16?)6.4–10.510109corolla outside colourwhite tinged with greentube white to lilac with purple blush, lobes white with a pink stripe§tube pale, purplish or dull pink, lobes white tinged with green‡yellow greengreenish whitegreyish, greenish tiplength flower tube [mm]82–9775114–127(to 137|)90100117length flower lobes [mm]19–212832–45323336style length above ovary [mm]126¶100162|115123155
description: Published as part of Burkart, Michael, Kavula, Kened Alfred, Constantine, Immaculate Kileo, Mollel, Neduvoto Piniel, Piniely, Luciana Naftal, Sikawa, Robert Augustino & Yinger, Barry R., 2025, Sansevieria bangalalana sp. nov. (Asparagales, Asparagaceae), close to extinction in the wild, and five other narrowly endemic and threatened species of Sansevieria from Tanzania previously unknown to science, pp. 87-88 in European Journal of Taxonomy 1026 on page 87, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2025.1026.3113, http://zenodo.org/record/17663318