Fordiophyton species

Zeng, Si-Jin, Huang, Ge-Han, Liu, Qiang, Yan, Xiao-Kai, Zhang, Guo-Qiang & Tang, Guang-Da, 2016, Fordiophyton zhuangiae (Melastomataceae), a new species from China based on morphological and molecular evidence, Phytotaxa 282 (4), pp. 259-266 : 263

Key to stoloniferous stem with rosetted leaves of Fordiophyton species

1. Stems with distinct internodes....................................................................................................... Fordiophyton brevicaule C. Chen

- Stems with indistinct internodes........................................................................................................................................................2.

2. Leaves glabrous.................................................................................................................................................................................3.

- Leaves densely hispid, also with glandular trichomes......................................................................................................................4.

3. Petioles long, usually 8–18 cm; leaf blade large, usually 9–13 × 9–12 cm; hypanthium and calyx lobes densely covered with glandular trichomes .............................................................................. Fordiophyton chenii S. Jin Zeng & X. Y. Zhuang (2016: 54)

- Petioles short, usually 2–4 cm; leaf blade small, usually 4–9 × 2–4 cm; hypanthium and calyx lobes glabrous................................ ........................................................................................................................... Fordiophyton zhuangiae S. Jin Zeng & G. D. Tang

4. Leaf blade adaxially tuberculate after shedding the dense trichomes; calyx lobes triangular, ca. 2 × 1 mm ....................................... ..................................................................................... Fordiophyton peperomiifolium ( Oliver 1889: pl. 1814) Hansen (1992: 425)

- Leaf blade adaxially glabrous; calyx lobes lanceolate, ca. 2 × 6 mm .................................................................................................. .................................................................................................... Fordiophyton huizhouense S. Jin Zeng & X. Y. Zhuang (2016: 57)