Table 1. Comparison of morphological characters between G. ranae, G. glauca and G. venusta CharactersG. ranae M.Shabir & M.D. DwivediG. glauca Pall.G. venusta Wall.HabitPerennial herbs with stoloniferous rootsPerennial herbs, stolons poorly developedBiennial-perennial with stoloniferous rootsLeavesBasal leaves rosulate, crowded towards base, cauline leaves mostly obovate, elliptic to spathulate; apex rounded to sub-roundedBasal leaves crowded, cauline leaves spathulate to obovate-oblong, apex obtuse to roundedBasal leaves indistinctly rosulate, cauline leaves obovate, spathulate, apex obtuseCalyx10–12 mm long, lobes 2–3.5 mm long, unequal, lanceolate, slightly triangular with acute apex, sinus between lobes obtuse to sub-rounded5–7 mm long, lobes 2–3 mm long, sub-equal, narrowly triangular with apex acute, sinus between lobes acute8–17 mm long, lobes 3–6 mm long, unequal, narrowly oblong, linear to lanceolate with obtuse-acute apex, sinuses between lobes obtuseCorollaOvate-obovate with acute apex, margins scabrous, crenulateElliptic-ovate with apex obtuse, margins entireObovate, ovate-oblong with obtuse apex, margins entirePlicaeHorizontally truncate, margins dentate to eroseTriangular, margins entireTriangular to truncate, margins entire or 2 to 3 dentateStamensInserted from the middle of the tubeInserted at basal part of corolla tubeInserted at middle of corolla tubeCarpels5–6 mm long, ovary narrowly ovate to elliptic, style 2–2.5 mm long, stigma lobes orbicular to coiled10–12 mm long, ovary ellipsoid, style 0.5–1.5 mm long, stigma lobes semi-orbicular5.0–13 mm long, ovary narrowly lanceolate, style 1.5–3 mm long, stigma lobes coiledSeeds0.3–0.4 mm, sub-orbicular, ovate, elliptic, oblong seed coat alveolate, shallow and hexagonal pits1–1.2 mm, ellipsoid to sub-globose, seed coat with spongy and complex hexagonal pit0.6–0.8 mm, ellipsoid, glistering, seed coat with rough and complex hexagonal pits

Published as part of M., Shabir, A. K., Pal, M. D., Dwivedi & Tiwari, J. K., 2022, Gentiana ranae (Gentianaceae), a new species from India revealed by morphology and molecular phylogenetic analyses, pp. 3 in Rheedea 32 (1) on page 3, DOI: 10.22244/rheedea.2022.32.01.1, http://zenodo.org/record/16897011