Table 4 in Twenty-six additional new combinations in the Magnolia (Magnoliaceae) of China and Vietnam

Table 4. Differentiating features of the species Michelia multitepala and M. doltsopa.
The differentiating features of Michelia multitepala are from Jian et al. (2007); those of Michelia doltsopa are from Candolle (1818), supplemented by Law et al. (1996: 159)†, Lee (1935: 483)‡, Liu et al. (2004: 242)§, Mitchell and Coombes (1998: 181)¶, Polunin and Stainton (1999) #, Spongberg (1998: 135)†† and Yang et al. (2016: 257)‡‡.Plant featureMichelia multitepala R.Z. Zhou & S.G. JianMichelia doltsopa Buch.-Ham. ex DCtree dimensions15 m tall, 30 cm diameter30 m tall†,§, 1 m diameterindumentum of leaf budsrufous appressed-tomentellousrufous or greyish-white appressed pubescent§, orange-rusty hairs on pale green scales¶leaf textureleatherythinly leathery§leaf shape and dimensionselliptic, 14-18 × 5-6.5 cmelliptic-oblong, 10-22 × 5-7 cm§ (10-18(-22) × 3.5-8 cm††)leaf apexacuminate or short acuminateshort acute or long acute§leaf basebroadly cuneateobtuse or broadly cuneate§leaf beneathpale greenpale green and somewhat glaucous beneath#, glaucous with orange pubescent veins¶lateral leaf veins13-15 pairs10-14 pairs†petiole length and indumentum1.5-3 cm, rufous appressed tomentellous1-2 cm‡‡, slightly silky grey pubescent‡, later glabrescentstipular scarsnoneto ca. 1/5 of petiole length§peduncle indumentumrufous appressed-tomentellousdensely appressed-villose§tepal number, shape and size11-12, oblong-lanceolate, 4-6.5 × 0.8-1.7 cm(8-)12-16, narrowly obovate spoon-shaped 3.6-7.5 × 1.4-3 cm††stamen length14-16 mm8-15 mm††gynoecium length2-2.5 cm1.5-2 cm†fruit aggregate length8-15 cm4-7 cm§ (6-10 cm‡‡)shape of carpelsellipsoidglobose‡flowering periodFebruary-MarchMarch-April§