Table 2 Morphological comparison between Diospyros dictyoneura Hiern and D in Notes on South-East Asian Diospyros L. (Ebenaceae, Ericales): commonly misidentified species in mainland South-East Asia

Table 2 Morphological comparison between Diospyros dictyoneura Hiern and D. hasseltii Zoll. CharactersD. dictyoneuraD. hasseltiiLeaf textureCoriaceous when driedChartaceous to subcoriaceous and usually crispy when driedLateral veins6–9 on each side, not parallel9–15 on each side, usually parallelTertiary veinsReticulate, not scalariformReticulate, commonly scalariformFlower merosity5-merous, rarely 4-merous4-merousFruit shape and sizeElongated, ovoid to ellipsoid, 3.5–5 × 2–2.5 cmSubglobose to ovoid, 2.5–4 × 1.5–2.5 cm, usually compressed at both endsFruit indumentHairy outside with brownish or yellowish hairs and glabrescent when oldUsually covered by blackish or brownish hairs and glabrescent when oldFruiting calyx2.5–3 cm in diam. (4–6 cm in diam. when fully spread)1.5–2.5 cm in diam. (2.5–3(–4) cm in diam. when fully spread)Fruit stalk1–2.5(–4) cm long0.5–1 cm long