TABLE 1. A in Ferula ermenekense (Apiaceae), an interesting new species from Southern Anatolia in the eastern Mediterraenean Basin

<p><b>TABLE 1.</b> A comparison of selected characters differing among <i>F. ermenekense, F. lycia, F. duranii</i> and <i>F. pisidica</i>.</p><table><tbody><tr><th><b>Characters</b></th><th><i>Ferula ermenekense</i></th><th><i>F. lycia</i></th><th><i>F. duranii</i></th><th><i>F. pisidica</i></th></tr></tbody><tbody><tr><th>Basal leaves</th><td>4&ndash;5(&ndash;6) pinnate</td><td>6 pinnate</td><td>6&ndash;7 pinnate</td><td>6&ndash;7 pinnate</td></tr><tr><th>Basal leaves</th><td>sparsely scabrid</td><td>glabrous</td><td>glabrous</td><td>setulose</td></tr><tr><th>Ultimate segments</th><td>linear, 4&ndash;10 (&ndash;12) &times; 1&ndash;3 mm</td><td>oblong-linear, 1&ndash;2 &times; 0.5&ndash;1 mm</td><td>linear, 3&ndash;8 &times; 0.4&ndash;0.8 mm</td><td>linear, 1&ndash;4 &times; 0.5&ndash;1.5 mm</td></tr><tr><th>Ultimate segments apex</th><td>acuminate</td><td>acute</td><td>acuminate</td><td>obtuse</td></tr><tr><th>Inflorescence</th><td>dense</td><td>lax</td><td>lax</td><td>lax</td></tr><tr><th>Sheaths</th><td>lanceolate</td><td>ovate</td><td>lanceolate</td><td>ovate</td></tr><tr><th>Upper sheaths lamina</th><td>very reduced</td><td>very reduced</td><td>distinctly leafy</td><td>very reduced</td></tr><tr><th>Central umbels rays</th><td>14&ndash;26</td><td>6&ndash;16</td><td>14&ndash;22</td><td>8&ndash;22</td></tr><tr><th>Central umbels pedicel</th><td>7&ndash;10 mm</td><td>6&ndash;14</td><td>5&ndash;10 mm</td><td>2&ndash;8 mm</td></tr><tr><th>Umbellules flowers</th><td>(10&ndash;)15&ndash;23</td><td>10&ndash;15</td><td>20&ndash;40</td><td>9&ndash;15</td></tr><tr><th>Petals</th><td>glabrous</td><td>glabrous</td><td>glabrous</td><td>setulose</td></tr><tr><th>Mericarps</th><td>obovate-elliptic, 9&ndash;15 &times; 5&ndash;7.5 mm</td><td>orbicular-oblong, 7&ndash;10 &times; 4&ndash;7 mm</td><td>narrowly elliptic-blong, 6&ndash;10 &times; 3&ndash;5 mm</td><td>oblong, 8&ndash;14 &times; 4&ndash;9 mm</td></tr><tr><th>Dorsal vittae per vallecula</th><td>1&ndash;2</td><td>1</td><td>2&ndash;3</td><td>1&ndash;3</td></tr><tr><th>Commussural vittae</th><td>6&ndash;8</td><td>2&ndash;4</td><td>4&ndash;6</td><td>(2&ndash;)4&ndash;6</td></tr><tr><th>Lateral wings wide</th><td>0.5&ndash;0.7 mm</td><td>1&ndash;1.5 mm</td><td>0.3&ndash;0.5 mm</td><td>0.5&ndash;1 mm</td></tr></tbody></table>