Table 3. Comparative characters of Ticanto species (characters considered to be most taxonomically informative are in bold). T. caesiaT. cristaT. elliptifoliaT. magnifoliolataT. rhombifoliaT. sinensisT. szechuenensisT. vernalisT. yunnanensisPairs pinnae5-8(-9)3-6(-8)1-22-3(-4)3-62-4(-5)3-68-163Position of pinnaeoppositeopposite (occasionally slightly subopposite)oppositeoppositeoppositeoppositeopposite (rarely subopposite)opposite to strongly suboppositeoppositePairs leaflets8-152-4(-7)22-33-52-53-65-102-3Leaflet size0.8-1.5 × 0.4-0.62.1-7.2 × 1-3.37-13 × 4.5-83.5-10.8(-15) × 2.1-71.5-2 × 0.8-1.31.8-10.7 × 0.8-5.11.2-6 × 0.8-31.2-2.8 × 0.5-1.56.0-11.5 × 2.5-4.5Leaflet apextruncate, obtuse, rounded, emarginateobtuse or rounded to retuse, acute, or acuminaterounded, obtuse or acuteusually obtuse, rounded, retuse or emarginate, occasionally acuteacuteusually acuminate or acute, occasionally roundedusually acute, occasionally slightly roundedacutebluntly acuminateInflorescence indumentumbrown puberulentglabrous or sparsely tomentosedensely hairysparsely to moderately tomentoseglabrous or subglabroussparsely to densely ferruginous tomentosesubglabrous to moderately tomentosedensely tomentoseunknownInflorescence length cm10-158-40unknown15-3010-207-4211-1512-35>20Pedicel length mm4-75-158-125-116-93-12(-17 in fruit)5-116-12(-16 in fruit)ca. 7Bracteoles mmunknown1 - 2.5 × 0.5 - 1unknownunknownunknownbroad, 2-3 × 1-1.5caducous, 1 × 0.25 mm, lanceolate-acuminate1.2 × 1unknownMedian petal size mm3.5-5.5 (L)6-9 × 3-7ca. 10.5 × 6-7ca. 7-10 × 3-5ca. 7 (L)6-8 × 3-46-9.5 × 2.5-56-9 × 2unknownLateral petals size mm3.5-5.5 (L)6-11 × 3-610-12 × 4-5ca. 7-10 × 3-5ca. 7 (L)6-10 × 2-65-10 × 3-49-11 × 3unknownMedian petal indumentum (inner surface)rhombic patch of hairsdense circular patch of hairs in middlecircular patch of hairspatch of hairspatch of hairscircular patch of orange hairs in middle, hairs on margins of clawpatch of hairs in middle; few hairs on margins of clawdense circular patch of hairs in middle, some hairs on clawunknownStamen length mmca. 64 - 129-145-1075-12ca. 99-12unknownStyle length mmca. 4ca. 4-117-10ca. 5-10106-1210-126unknownOvary indumentumglabrousglabrous or sparsely or patchily hairytomentoseglabrousglabroussparsely to densely tomentose or glabroussparsely to moderately tomentosedensely piloseunknownFruit dehiscenceindehiscentindehiscentindehiscentindehiscentindehiscentindehiscentindehiscentdehiscentdehiscentFruit size cm4.5-5 × 2.3-52.7-7 × 2.2-3.74.5-5 × 2.2-2.52.8-4.2 × 2.2-3.53-4 × 2.3-2.53-5.8 × 1.9-4.11.5-3.4 × 1.5-34-6 × 2.5-4 × 1-1.35-7 × 2.8-3.5Fruit wingnarrowabsentabsentcarinate, 5-6 mmabsent0.5-4 mm widesometimes present, 1 - 3 mm wide, along part of fruit lengthabsentabsentFruit shapeellipticelliptic to lunate, sub-symmetrical to somewhat asymmetricaloblong-elliptic, sub-symmetrical to sub-lunatelunateasymmetrical, sub-lunateSub-circular to lunatestrongly asymmetrical, sub-lunate to sub-circular or teardrop-shapedobliquely oblong or sub-elliptic, slightly asymmetricaloblong to elliptic, slightly asymmetricalFruit stipe mmunknown2-5shortca. 1ca. 30-20-1unknownunknownFruit beak mmunknown1-101-52-7slight beakpronounced beak to 251-5beak presentca. 2Fruit venationprominentprominentprominentprominentprominentprominentprominentnot prominentnot prominentFruit indumentumglabrousglabrous or very sparsely tomentoseunknownglabrousglabrousglabrous or glabrescentglabroussparsely to densely tomentoseunknownFruit textureligneouscoriaceouscoriaceouscoriaceouscoriaceouscoriaceouscoriaceousligneousligneousEcology & elevationforests along rivers, 200-1000 moften coastal; limestone, up to 350 mca. 100 mforests, 400-1800 mthicketsforest, thicket, limestone, 100-1500 mforest, thicket, limestone, 260-1500 mMoist sandy soils, thickets, ca. 600 munknown

Published as part of Clark, Ruth P., Jiang, Kai-Wen & Gagnon, Edeline, 2022, Reinstatement of Ticanto (Leguminosae - Caesalpinioideae) - the final piece in the Caesalpinia group puzzle, pp. 59 in PhytoKeys 205 on page 59, DOI: 10.3897/phytokeys.205.82300