Taxonomic implications of leaf morphology and epidermal anatomy for 14 species of Gagea (Liliaceae) from Xinjiang, China

Botanical Studies

Table 2 Morphological characters of leaves of 14 species of Gagea from Xinjiang, China (n = 10)

Species	Section (Peterson et al. 2016)	Basal leaf shape	Basal leaf state	Cauline leaves	Basal leaf transverse section	Basal leaf length (mm) Mean ± SE	Basal leaf width (mm) Mean ± SE
Gagae alberti	Plecostigma	Flat	Solid	Present	Triangle	156.70 ± 9.45	1.78 ± 0.10
G. altaica	Plecostigma	Terete	Solid	Present	Triangle	74.89 ± 4.45	0.92 ± 0.05
G. jensii	Plecostigma	Flat	Solid	Present	Triangle	189.76 ± 15.49	2.01 ± 0.14
G. bulbifera	Bulbiferae	Terete	Solid	Present	Triangle	54.12 ± 3.67	0.70 ± 0.04
G. jaeschkei	Bulbiferae	Flat	Solid	Present	Flat	154.01 ± 13.17	2.51 ± 0.19
G. stepposa	Bulbiferae	Flat	Solid	Present	Triangle	84.53 ± 2.77	0.96 ± 0.09
G. divaricata	Platyspermum	Terete	Solid	Absent	Triangle	132.93 ± 4.98	1.25 ± 0.04
G. fedtschenkoana	Gagea	Flat	Solid	Absent	Flat	131.20 ± 7.25	3.94 ± 0.24
G. fragifera	Didymobulbos	Flat	Fistulose	Absent	Circular	177.05 ± 9.01	2.49 ± 0.23
G. tenera	Didymobulbos	Terete	Fistulose	Present	Circular	73.06 ± 7.18	1.91 ± 0.12
G. filiformis	Minimae	Terete	Solid	Absent	Triangle	100.45 ± 4.57	1.93 ± 0.09
G. granulosa	Minimae	Flat	Solid	Absent	Flat	144.98 ± 5.13	4.65 ± 0.22
G. nigra	Minimae	Flat	Solid	Absent	Flat	116.30 ± 2.95	3.26 ± 0.10
G. kunawurensis	Dschungaricae	Terete	Solid	Present	Circular	130.15 ± 4.85	1.02 ± 0.04