Dyckia apiunensis P.J.Braun & Gastaldi[as Dyckia apiunensis ]

Table 1: Synopsis Dyckia frigida and Dyckia vilsonii

	Dyckia frigida Hooker F.	Dyckia vilsonii P.J. Braun & Gastaldi 2019
Plant (including inflorescence)	smaller than 1 m in diameter, max. 1 m high	mostly more than 1 m in diameter, up to 2.2 m high
Leaves	60-80 in number; 45-62cm long; sheaths green; beneath glaucous lepidote; teeth yellow-brown, 7 mm long	40-45 in number; 50-73 cm long; sheaths vinaceous; beneath light green; teeth green, 3 mm long
Inflorescence	shorter than 1 m	longer than 2 m
Peduncle	green, lepidote/tomentose	glabrous, green-reddish
Flowers	in the apical and young part of the inflorescence in dense closed position (like a cone), in anthesis wide apart	in evenly dense position
Sepals	green	honey-yellow
Petals	(light) yellow	honey-yellow
Fruit	sessile capsules	capsules on post florally thickened, short, yellow pedicels
Habitat	Brazil, Paranâ, Morro Anhangava, Agudos do Sul, 1200-1400 m above sea level	Brazil, Santa Catarina, Municipality Apiuna, Morro Dois Bernardi, 350-410 m above sea level

Edited from : Braun & Gastaldi 2019. (protologue) Dyckia vilsonii and Dyckia apiunensis – Two New Yellow Flowered Species from Santa Catarina, Southern Brazil .