Table 3 in Twenty-six additional new combinations in the Magnolia (Magnoliaceae) of China and Vietnam

Table 3. Differentiating features of Michelia hunanensis, M. maudiae and M. cavaleriei.
The distinguishing features of Michelia hunanensis are cited from Peng et al. (1995). Those of M. maudiae are cited from Dunn (1908), supplemented by Chen and Nooteboom (1993:1072)†, Deng and Yang (2015: 157)§, Law et al. (1996: 179)¶, Lee (1935: 487)#, Liu et al. (2004: 290)†† and Yang et al. (2016: 295)‡‡, with those of M. cavaleriei from Finet and Gagnepain (1906), supplemented by Law et al. (1996: 184)§§, Liu et al. (2004: 229)¶¶ and Yang et al. (2016: 239)##.Plant featureMichelia hunanensis C.L. Peng & L.H. YanMichelia maudiae DunnMichelia cavaleriei Finet & Gagnep.maximum height20 m31 m§10 m¶¶indumentum of budsgreyish-piloseglabrous (covered with white powder††)silver-grey or rufous appressed pilose¶¶leaf shapeoblong or broadly oblongoblong-elliptic or occasionally ovate-elliptic††narrowly oblanceolate-oblong or narrowly oblong¶¶leaf dimensions13-33 × 6-9 cm7-18 × 3.5-8.5 cm††10-20 × 3.5-6.5 cm¶¶leaf apexcuspidateobtuse acuminate (occasionally long-acuminate†)acuminate or short-acute¶¶leaf baserounded or obtuseacute or cuneatecuneate or broadly cuneate¶¶undersides of leavesgreyish pubescentglabrous, as is the entire plant††, except for the silky grey pubescent stamens#glaucous and silver-grey or rufous appressed pilose when young¶¶)lateral leaf veins8-14 pairs8-12 pairs11-15 pairs§§petiole length and indumentum2-3.5 cm, pilose2.5-3 cm, glabrous (1-3 cm‡‡)2 cm, puberulus (0.7-1.5 cm)##, silver-grey or rufous appressed pilose¶¶tepal number99-11‡‡10-12##tepal shape and size (outer 3)obovate, 6-7 cm long (width not specified)obovate, 5-7 × 3.5-4 cm††obovate-elliptic (2.5-4 cm long¶¶)tepal shape and size (inner 3)obovate-lanceolate, 4-4.8 × 1.2-1.4 cmobovate, elliptic to broadly spathulate, 4.5-5 × 1.8-2.5 cm†obovate-elliptic, 2.5 × 1.5 cmlength of stamensca. 1cm1.5-2.2 cm¶1.2-1.4 cm§§gynoecium length, shape and indumentum1 cm, cylindric, pubescent1.5-1.8 cm (1.0-1.3 cm, subcylindric†), glabrous1 cm, narrowly ovate, with a few hairs only near the carpel apexgynophore length5-8 mmca. 10 mmca. 4 mm§§fruit aggregate length8-17 cm10-12(-14) cm†5-10 cm¶¶flowering periodMarch-AprilJanuary-March††March§§, ¶¶fruiting periodAugust-SeptemberOctober-November††September-October§§,¶¶