Table 1 Morphological comparison between Diospyros apiculata Hiern, D in Notes on South-East Asian Diospyros L. (Ebenaceae, Ericales): commonly misidentified species in mainland South-East Asia

Table 1 Morphological comparison between Diospyros apiculata Hiern, D. eriantha Champ. ex Benth. var. eriantha, D. strigosa Hemsl. and D. tamiriensis Lecomte.
CharactersD. apiculataD. eriantha var. erianthaD. strigosaD. tamiriensisNumber of lateral veins10–13 on each side5–9 on each side(5–)7–9(–12) on each side7–9 on each sideTertiary veinsFinely scalariformReticulateReticulateCoarsely scalariformPetiole length2–3 mm2–5 mm2–5 mm(4–)8–10 mmHair density on leaf bladeDensely to sparsely hairy on both sides (Fig. 1A)Sparsely hairy or subglabrous on both sides (Fig. 1C)Subglabrous on upper surface, densely hairy on lower surface (Fig. 1E)Subglabrous on upper surface, sparsely hairy on lower surface (Fig. 1G)Hair on veinsGlabrous to subglabrous on upper side, densely to sparsely hairy on lower sideGlabrous on upper side, densely hairy on lower sideDensely hairy on both sidesSubglabrous on upper side, sparsely hairy on lower sideHair typeStraight or slightly curved and soft hairs, 1–1.5 mm long (Fig. 1A)Straight and soft hairs, 1.5–2.5 mm long (Fig. 1C)Curved and stiff hairs (strigose), 1–1.5 mm long (Fig. 1E)Straight or curved and soft hairs, 0.5–1.5 mm long (Fig. 1G)Imbricate scale covering terminal budsNot presentPresent, 3–13 scalesPresent, 2–5 scalesNot presentMerosity4, rarely 5444–5Calyx divisionDivided to the baseDivided ⅔ of the way to the baseDivided ⅔ of the way to the baseDivided nearly to the baseCalyx lobeLanceolate (male) or elliptic-oblong (female), 4–6 mm longOvate (male and female), 3–4 mm longNarrowly triangular (male) or triangular (male and female), 3–5 mm longOvate or elliptic (female), 1–1.5 cm longCorolla shapeSalverform (Fig. 1B)Salverform (Fig. 1D)Salverform (Fig. 1F)Urceolate (flask-shaped) (Fig. 1H)Corolla division±Halfway to the base±Halfway to the base⅓ of the way to halfway to the baseVery shallowly dividedCorolla indumentumGlabrous outsideDensely hairy outsideDensely hairy outsideHairy along the midveins outsideFruiting calyxFruiting calyx not obviously accrescentFruiting calyx accrescent, 8–10 mm longFruiting calyx accrescent, 8–13 mm longNot knownNumber of seeds422, sometimes fused into 1Not known