Table 5. Morphological comparison between H in Molecular phylogeny and taxonomy of the Hydrangea serrata complex (Hydrangeaceae) in western Japan, including a new subspecies of H. acuminata from Yakushima

Table 5. Morphological comparison between H. acuminata ssp. acuminata, Hydrangea acuminata ssp. australis, Hydrangea acuminata ssp. yakushimensis, and H. minamitanii.
H. a. ssp. yakushimensisH. a. ssp. acuminataH. a. ssp. australisH. minamitaniiUpper surface of laminaglabroussparsely hairysparsely hairyglabrousUpper surface of veinshairyhairyhairyhairyLower surface of laminaglabroussparsely hairydensely curled hairyglabrousLower survace of veinsglabrous or glabrescentsparsely hairydensely curled hairyglabrous or glabrescentAxils of lateral veinshairs densely tuftedhairs not densely tuftedhairs not densely tuftedhairs densely tuftedPetioleglabroushairydensely hairyglabrousYoung shootglabroushairydensely hairyglabrousCalyx of showy flowerbluebluebluepink or white