TABLE 2 in Loropetalum axillare (Hamamelidaceae), a new species from Guangdong, China

TABLE 2. Comparison of morphological characters of species of genus Loropetalum.
L. axillareL. chinenseL. subcordatumL. lanceumL. flavumBranchletsdensely stellately pubescentdensely stellately pubescentglabrouspubescentstellately pubescentStipulesmargin entiremargin entirestellately pubescentmargin entiremargin entirePetiole2–4 mm long2–5 mm long10–15 mm longca. 5 mm longca. 0.3 mm longIndumentum on the leaf surfaceabaxially densely stellately pubescent, adaxially sparsely pubescent or stellately pubescentabaxially densely stellately pubescent, adaxially sparsely pubescent or stellately pubescentabaxially and adaxially glabrousabaxially glabrescent, adaxially olive, glabrousabaxially densely stellately pubescentLeaf bladenarrow ovate, narrow elliptic, 2–6.5 × 1–2 cm, margin entire, base oblique, apex acuminateovate, elliptic or, rarely, obovate, 2–6.5 × 1–3 cm, margin ± entire, apex acute or shortly acuminateovate or elliptic, 7–12 × 3.5–5 cm, margin entire or sparsely serrulate, base rounded or subcordate, apex acutelanceolate or ovate-lanceolate, 5–8.5 × 2.5–3.5 cm, base cuneate or obtuse, somewhat asymmetrical, apex caudate-acuminateovate, 2–6.5 × 1–3, base cuneate or rounded, apex acute or shortly acuminateInflorescenceaxillaryterminalaxillaryterminalaxillaryPeduncleabsent0.8–1 cm long0.4–0.5 cm long0.3–0.5 cm long0.2–0.7 cm longNumber of flowers in inflorescence3–63–1614–254 or 54–12PetalswhitewhitewhitewhiteyellowCapsules3–7 × 4–8 mm7–8 × 6–7 mm10–12 mm12–14 × 10–12 mmunknownFlowering timeSeptemberMarch to AprilApril to JuneMarch to MayMarch to April