TABLE 1 in Prunus quanzhouensis: a newly discovered species of Prunus subgen. Cerasus (Rosaceae) from northeastern Guangxi, China

TABLE 1. Morphological comparisons of Prunus quanzhouensis, P. companulata, P. conradinae and P. xueluoensis.
CharactersP. quanzhouensisP. campanulataP. conradinaeP. xueluoensisStipulebroad linear or deeply palmate fissure, shed at young fruit stagelinear, soon caducouslinear to oblong-lanceolate, soon caducous after anthesislanceolateLateral veins of leaves10–13 pairs8–12 pairs7–9 pairs6–8 pairsInvolucral bractabaxially glabrous, adaxially densely villous in the upperboth surfaces villousabaxially glabrous, adaxially densely villousabaxially glabrous, adaxially densely villousBractgreen, wide flabellate, 5–6 mm longbrown, flabellate, 1.5–2 mm longbrown or green, wide flabellate, 1.3 mm longgreen, obovate, spatulate, or fan-shaped, 5–7 mm longInflorescenceumbel, 1–3 flowered, diameter 1–1.2 cmumbel, 2–4 flowered, diameter 1.5–2 cmumbel, 3–5 flowered, diameter 1.5 cmumbellate, flowered 2–4, diameter 1.5–2 cmHypanthiumtubular, ca. 9×3 mm, wide at the top and narrow at basecampanulate, ca. 6×3 mm, base slightly swollentubular-campanulate, equal width base and top, ca. 4 × 3 mmnarrow tubular, 6– 10×1.5–2.5 mm, apical enlargedSepaltriangular ovate, oblique extension, margin entire except for 1–2 teeth cuspidate at base on both sidesoblong, reflexed, entiretriangular ovate, extending at full length, entireovate-triangular, extending at full length, entirePedicelsparsely piloseglabrous or sparsely pubescentglabrousvillousStamens30–3539–4132–4330–40Stylevillous, longer than stamensglabrous, longer than stamensglabrous, shorter than stamens or slightly longerglabrous, obviously longer than stamens