Table 1 in A new species of Prunus subgen. Cerasus from Central China

Table 1. Morphological comparisons of Prunus clarofolia, P. pseudocerasus and P. wangii. CharactersP. clarofoliaP. pseudocerasusP. wangiiHabitshrubs or smaller trees, 2.5-8 (-13)* m tallsmall trees, rarely shrubs, (2-) 4-8 m talltrees, up to 21 m tallBarkdark grey, lenticels usually sparsegrey-brown, lenticels usually discontinuously arranged in horizontal linesdark grey, lenticels densely arranged in horizontal linesLeaf bladesovate, ovate-elliptic or obovate-ellipticovate, oval or oblong-ovateelliptic or obovateLateral veins7-12 pairs, curved9-11 pairs, curved6-9 pairs, straightFlowering (in Zhuxi county)early April to late May, flowers and leaves opening at same time (coetaneous)mid-February to late March, flowers opening before leaves (precocious)late February to late March, flowers and leaves opening at same time (coetaneous) or nearly soBractsgreen, persistent in fruitgreenish, but brownish when dry, deciduous after anthesisgreen, but brownish when dry, persistent in fruitHypanthiumcampanulate, glabrouscampanulate to broadly campanulate (some cultivars), outside pilosecampanulate, outside piloseCalyx lobesreflexed, margin glandular serrate or entirespreading or scarcely reflexed, entirereflexed, entirePetalspink or white, 7-9 × 5-8 mm, entire, crenate or erosepink or white, 8-13 × 3.5-9 mm, apex emarginate or 2-lobed, sinus triangularpink during early blooming, then white to slightly pinkish tinge, 7-11 × 5-9 mm, apex 2-lobed, sinus narrowly triangularStamens20-30, shorter to longer than the petals30-50, shorter than the petals34-38, as long as or shorter than the petalsStylepilose below the middleglabrouspilose below the middleDrupeellipsoid, 7-9 × 4-5 mm, red, sweet and sour tasteglobose, 9-13 mm in diam., red, rarely yellow or white (cultivars), sweet or sweet and sour tastebroadly ellipsoid, 10-12 × 8-9.5 mm, red, sweet and slightly bitter taste *Yu & Li (1986, p.54) recorded P. clarofolia as 'shrubs or small trees, 2.5-20 m tall’. '20 m’ is incongruent with 'small trees’ and we think it should be 12 m. Furthermore, based on specimen records and fieldwork, this species is up to 13 m tall.