| Rosette diameter (cm) | 35.0–55.0 | 50.0–80.0 | 25.0–45.0 (–65.0) | (60.0–)100.0–200.0 |
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| Rosette habit | Cespitose | Cespitose | Cespitose | Solitary |
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| Leaves | | | | |
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| Length (cm) | 29.5–32.0 | 40.0–70.0 | (11.0)20.0–35.0(–50.0) | (40.0–)60.0–100.0 |
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| Width at the widest part (mm) | 12.0–12.5 | ? | 13.0–14.0 | ? |
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| Width at the middle (mm) | 6.0–6.5 | 4.0–9.0 | 7.0–10.0 | 20.0–38.0 |
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| Shape | Straight to falcate | Straight | Straight to falcate | Straight |
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| Margins | Sparsely serrulate | Denticulate | Densely serrulate | Inconspicuously and sparsely serrulate |
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| Sheath length (mm) | 9.0–11.0 | ? | 28.0–34.0 | 26.8–30.0 |
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| Sheath Shape | Triangular, widest at the base | ? | Rectangular, narrower at the base | Trapezoid, widest at the base |
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| Flower length (mm) | 21.7–23.5 | 20–25 | 22.0–24 | 25.0–39.0 |
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| Ovary length (mm) | 7.0–7.8 | 7.0–10.0 | 7.0–9.0 | 9.0–13.0 |
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| Width (mm) | 4.5–5.1 | | 5.7–7.5 | |
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| Tube length (mm) | 5.5–6.4 | 3.0–4.0 | 7.0–10.0 | 8.0–15.0 |
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| Tepal lobes length (mm) | 4.5–5.5 | 9.0–11.0 | 4.0––8.0 | 9.0–13.0 |
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| Tepal shape | Converging and tightening the filaments | Diverging and not tightening the filaments | Diverging and not tightening the filaments | Diverging and not tightening the filaments |
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| Filaments insertion | Half of the tube | Apex of tube | Half of the tube | Half of the tube |
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| Filament length to flower length ratio (mm) | 2.00–2.30 | 1.36–1.43 | 1.80–1.90 | 1.08–1.10 |
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| Infructescence (fruiting spike) | | | | |
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| Thickness (cm) | 3.5–4.5 | 3.7–3.9 | 2.4–2.5 | 4.0–6.0 |
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| Density | Dense, peduncle covered | Lax, peduncle visible | Lax with, peduncle visible | Dense, peduncle covered |
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| Bracts | Usually deciduous | Persistent | Persistent | Persistent |
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| Capsule | | | | |
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| size (mm) | 8.0–11.0 × 8.0–10.0 | 9.0–10.0 × 8.0–9.0 | 7.0–13.0 × 6.0–9.0 | 10.0–20.0 × 6.0–9.0 |
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| Shape | Broadly ellipsoid | Globose | Broadly ovoid | Ellipsoid to oblongoid |
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| Color of valves | Dorsally blackish | Dorsally brown-blackish | Dorsally brownish green | Dorsally blackish |
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| Habitat | Pine-oak forests | Tropical dry forest | Pine-oak forests | Pine-oak forest |
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| Elevation (m a.s.l.) | 2000–2600 | 850–1300 | 1501–1700 | 1900–2500 |
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| Distribution | N of Jalisco | E Guerrero, S Puebla, W & N Oaxaca | Central Jalisco | San Luis Potosí and Morelos |
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