| Leaves | 3–5 per scape, linear- | (2–) 3–4 per scape, | 3–5 per scape, | 2−4(−6) per scape, linear |
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| lanceolate, erecto-patent to patent, flat to slightly canaliculate, sometimes undulate, ciliate to scabrid at the margin and other surfaces glabrous, 15–35 × 1.5–3.5 cm | linear-lanceolate, erecto-patent to patent, canaliculate, scabrid only at the margin and other surfaces glabrous, 10–35 × 0.6–1.8 cm | lanceolate, falcate, reclining, patent, canaliculate, scabrid to ciliolate only at the margin and other surfaces glabrous, 8–25 × 0.3–1.5 cm | to linear-lanceolate, attenuate to base, semi-erect or patent, canaliculate, scabrid only at the margin and other surfaces glabrous, 10−40 × 0.3−1 cm |
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| Scape | 15–30 cm long in flower, elongating to 35 cm in fruit, shorter than leaves or equal | 8–22 cm long in flower, elongating to 32 cm long in fruit, shorter than leaves | 8–23 cm long in flower, not elongating in fruit, shorter than leaves or equal | 8−30 cm long in flower, weakly elongating to 35 cm long in fruit, shorter than leaves |
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| Raceme | dense, cylindrical, 10–30 × 1.5–2.5 cm in flower, elongating to 35 cm long in fruit | dense to moderately dense, 4–8 × 1.5–2.5 cm in flower, elongating to 12 cm long in fruit | lax to moderately dense, 3–8 × 2–3 cm in flower, not elongating in fruit | lax, 5−16 × 1.5−2.5 cm in flower, elongating in fruit |
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| Pedicel of fertile flowers | 5–12 mm long in flowers, patent to slightly deflexed, shorter than perianth, slightly elongated in fruit | subsessile to 3 mm long in flower, patent, shorter than perianth, not or slightly elongating to 5 mm in fruit | 3–8 mm long, patent to deflexed, shorter or longer than perianth, elongating to 15 mm in fruit | 1.5–8 mm long, patent to slightly deflexed, shorter or longer than perianth, not or very slightly elongating in fruit |
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| Fertile flowers | cylindrical-urceolate, 9–12 × 2–4 mm, mauve to bluish-mauve at buds and early stage of flowering time, turn to yellowish brown at proximal and dark maroon to dark brown distally; sometimes with 6 purplish-brown prominent main veins; lobes 1–1.5 mm long, greenish-yellow at first and change to dark brown, erect to slightly recurved | cylindrical-urceolate, 8–12 × 2–4 mm, pinkish at buds and early stage of flowering time and turn to dark maroon to brown at distal and yellowish brown or yellowish- pink at proximal; lobes 0.5–1 mm long, bright greenish-yellow, erect to slightly recurved | oblong-urceolate, 5–7.5 × 3–4 mm, violaceous at early stage cylindrical- urceolate, 8–12 × 2–4 mm, pinkish at buds and early stage of flowering time and turn to dark maroon to brown at distal and yellowish brown or yellowish- pink at proximal; lobes 0.5–1 mm long, bright greenish-yellow, erect to slightly recurved | oblong-urceolate, 5–9 ×2.5–3.5 mm, distal part of perianth deep brown, reddish-brown or pale brown, proximal part ivory, brownish-yellow, greenish-yellow; lobes c 1 mm long, mostly bright yellow or sometimes pale greenish-yellow, slightly recurved |
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| Pedicels of sterile flowers | 7–20 mm long, patent to erecto-patent, pinkish to mauve | 3–10 mm long, semierect to patent, pink to light pink | 4–15 mm long, divergent, semierect to patent, violaceous | 3−15 mm long, mostly patent or semi-erect, sometimes ascending, violaceous, purplish blue or pinkish |
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| Sterile flowers | narrowly obconical cylindrical, 3–6 mm long, shorter than fertile ones, pinkish to mauve | narrowly obconical cylindrical, 3–6 mm long, shorter than fertile ones, pinkish to violaceous | obconical, 2–3 mm long, shorter than fertile ones, violaceous | obovoid, 2–8 mm long, mostly shorter or sometimes longer than fertile ones, pinkish, violaceous or purplish |
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| Capsule | broadly trigonous to ovoid-orbicular, obtuse, or emarginate with compressed wing-like valves, 10–15 × 15–20 mm | broadly ovoid to orbicular, obtuse or emarginate, with strongly compressed wing-like valves, 10–15 × 15–20 mm | Broadly trigonous orbicular, distinctly emarginate, with strongly compressed wing-like valves, 8–12 × 12–18 mm | Ovoid-orbicular or obovoid-orbicular, not or very scarcely emarginate, with weakly compressed valves, 5–10 × 5–10 mm |
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| Seed surface ornamentation periclinal cell wall | reticulate-areolate raised | reticulate raised | reticulate-foveate raised | reticulate-areolate sunken |
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| anticlinal cell wall | concave | concave | unclear | concave |
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| Flowering | Mid-May to Mid-June | May | Mid-June | Mid-March–Early June |
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