A taxonomic revision of the genus Angelica (Apiaceae) in Taiwan with a new species A. aliensis

Botanical Studies

Table 1 Morphological comparison of Angelica in Taiwan

Species	A. aliensis	A. dahurica var. formosana	A. hirsutiflora	A. morii	A. morrisonicola	A. pubescens	A. tarokoensis
Leaf surface	Glabrous	Glabrous	Glabrous	Glabrous	Hispidulous	Pubescent	Hispidulous
Stem surface	Glabrous	Hispidulous	Hispidulous	Glabrous	Pubescent	Pubescent	Glabrous
Reticulate veinlets	Prominent	Sunken	Sunken	Sunken	Sunken	Prominent	Prominent
Trichomes type	Glabrous	Hispid	Hispid	Glabrous	Velutinous	Velutinous	Hispid
Bracteole type	Narrowly-triangular	Linear	Elliptic	Linear	Linear	Linear	Narrowly-triangular
Bracteole number	4–6	8–10	10	0–4	10	0–4	10
Cartilaginous margins of leaflets	Absence	Absence	Absence	Absence	Absence	Absence	Presence
Ternate pinnae decurrent	Absence	Presence	Absence	Absence	Absence	Absence	Absence
Anther color	Purple	Yellow	Yellow	Purple	Yellow	Purple/yellow	Yellow
Vitta in the interval	1	1	1	1	1	3	1
Vitta in the commissure	2	2	4	2	2	8	2