Table 7 in Twenty-six additional new combinations in the Magnolia (Magnoliaceae) of China and Vietnam

Table 7. Differentiating features of the species Michelia rubriflora and M. mediocris.
The differentiating features of Michelia rubriflora are from F.G. Wang et al. (2005) and those of M. mediocris are from Dandy (1928a), supplemented by Chen and Nooteboom (1993: 1073)†, Deng and Yang (2015: 142)‡, Law et al. (1996: 180)§, Liu et al. (2004: 292)¶, Sam et al. (2004) #.Plant featureMichelia rubriflora Y.W. Law & R.Z. ZhouMichelia mediocris Dandytree dimensionsto 15 m × 25 cm dbh35 m x 90 cm dbh† (30 m x 190 cm dbh)‡indumentum of budsgreyish-white or pale brown appressed piloserufous appressed puberulent¶indumentum of branchletsgreyish-white or pale brown appressed piloseappressed grey or yellowish-brown tomentoseleaf shapeovate-ellipticelliptic or elliptic-oblongleaf dimensions5-9 × 2.5-3.5 cm6-13 × 3-5 cm§leaf indumentum abaxiallygreyish-white or pale brown appressed piloseinitially appressed greyish pubescent (greyish-white appressed puberulent)¶leaf textureleatherythinly leathery¶lateral leaf veins9-11 either side of midrib12-15 either side of midribstipular scars1-2 mm longnone¶petiole length and indumentum1-2.5 cm, greyish-white or pale brown appressed pilose1.5-3 cm§, initially appressed grey tomentellous, then glabrescenttepal number /colour9, red9-10#, white¶tepal size and shape2.5-3.5 × 1.0-1.2 cm, lanceolate1.8-2.2 × 0.5-0.8 cm, spathulate§stamen length /colour1.5-1.7 cm, red1.0-1.5 cm§, yellowish-greengynophorenot exserted above androeciumextended well above androecium (illustration)¶flowering periodOctober-NovemberDecember-January¶ [China] February-March # [Vietnam]fruiting periodOctober-November of the next yearAugust-September ¶ [China] September-October# [Vietnam] of the same year