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Current year branchlets and terminal buds glabrous |
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(2) |
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Current year branchlets and terminal buds pubescent or villous or at least terminal buds pubescent |
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(30) |
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2 (1) |
Current year branchlets terete |
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(3) |
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Current year branchlets 2- or 4-ribbed |
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(7) |
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3 (2) |
Leaf blade base auriculate-amplexicaul. |
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60 E. lunglingensis |
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Leaf blade base cuneate or rounded |
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(4) |
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4 (3) |
Leaf blade oblong-elliptic to elliptic, base cuneate, margin obtusely serrate or subentire; stamens 15-24 (unknown in E. subintegra) |
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(5) |
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Leaf blade ovate to oblong, base rounded to subrounded, margin serrulate; stamens 5-12 |
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(6) |
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5 (4) |
Leaf blade abaxially pale green to yellowish green when dry; anthers locellate; style 1, apically 3-lobed. |
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27 E. muricata |
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Leaf blade abaxially reddish brown when dry; anthers not locellate; styles 3, distinct. |
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55 E. macartneyi |
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6 (4) |
Leaf blade ovate, 4-7 cm, base rounded; stamens 11 or 12. |
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57 E. ovatifolia |
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Leaf blade oblong, 9-12 cm, base subrounded; stamens 5. |
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81 E. crassilimba |
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7 (2) |
Leaf blade base auriculate-amplexicaul. |
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59 E. amplexifolia |
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Leaf blade base cuneate, rounded, or slightly cordate |
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(8) |
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8 (7) |
Current year branchlets 4-ribbed |
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(9) |
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Current year branchlets 2-ribbed |
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(15) |
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9 (8) |
Leaf blade papery to thinly leathery; sepal margins glandular; ovary ovoid and fruit ellipsoid |
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(10) |
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Leaf blade leathery to thickly leathery; sepal margins not glandular; ovary and fruit globose |
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(11) |
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10 (9) |
Leaf blade oblong-elliptic, 7-14 cm, papery, secondary veins 10-13 on each side of midvein |
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26 E. impressinervis |
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Leaf blade oblong-lanceolate, 15-20 cm, thinly leathery to leathery, secondary veins ca. 20 on each side of midvein, base obtuse to cuneate. |
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53 E. polyneura |
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11 (9) |
Petiole 1.2-1.5 cm; leaf blade 7-15 × 2.5-4.5 cm, secondary and reticulate veins adaxially impressed, margin closely serrulate. |
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54 E. gungshanensis |
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Petiole to 0.7 cm; leaf blade 3-11 × 1-3.5 cm, secondary and reticulate veins adaxially obscure to slightly raised, margin serrulate to sparsely serrate |
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(12) |
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12 (11) |
Anthers locellate |
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(13) |
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Anthers not locellate |
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(14) |
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13 (12) |
Current year branchlets reddish brown; petiole ca. 5 mm; leaf blade oblong to oblong-lanceolate, 5-10 cm, base cuneate. |
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24 E. tetragonoclada |
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Current year branchlets brown; petiole ca. 1 mm; leaf blade obovate-elliptic to elliptic, 3-4.5 cm, base broadly cuneate. |
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25 E. hupehensis |
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14 (12) |
Leaf blade oblong, 8-11 cm; styles 3(or 4)-parted to base. |
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65 E. paratetragonoclada |
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Leaf blade oblong-elliptic to elliptic, 4-7.5 cm; style 3-lobed. |
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72 E. alata |
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15 (8) |
Leaf blade obovate, apex rounded and emarginate |
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(16) |
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Leaf blade not obovate, apex acuminate, acute, or rarely slightly obtuse |
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(17) |
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16 (15) |
Petiole 2-3 mm; leaf blade leathery, secondary veins adaxially impressed, margin revolute; pedicel 1.5-2 mm; female flower petals ca. 1.5 mm; style 3-lobed. |
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79 E. saxicola |
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Petiole 1-1.5 mm; leaf blade thinly leathery, secondary veins adaxially obscure, margin not revolute; pedicel ca. 1 mm; female flower petals 2-2.3 mm; style 2(or 3)-lobed. |
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80 E. marlipoensis |
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17 (15) |
Fruit long ovoid |
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(18) |
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Fruit globose |
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(20) |
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18 (17) |
Sepals outside pubescent or glabrescent; style ca. 1 mm; fruit ca. 1.3 cm. |
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83 E. chuekiangensis |
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Sepals glabrous; style ca. 3 mm; fruit 0.5-0.9 cm |
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(19) |
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19 (18) |
Leaf blade lanceolate to oblong-lanceolate, 3-6(-11) cm, apex acuminate to caudate. |
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51 E. stenophylla |
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Leaf blade ovate, ovate-elliptic, or ovate-lanceolate, 2-3.5 cm, apex obtuse. |
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52 E. metcalfiana |
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20 (17) |
Sepal margins glandular or ciliolate |
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(21) |
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Sepal margins neither glandular nor ciliolate |
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(24) |
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21 (20) |
Sepal margins glandular |
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(22) |
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Sepal margins ciliolate; stamens 10-15 |
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(23) |
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22 (21) |
Petiole 6-9 mm; leaf blade 7-14 × 2.5-5 cm; stamens 13-15. |
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50 E. subintegra |
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Petiole 2-5 mm; leaf blade 3-7 × 1-2.5 cm; stamens 5-7. |
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82 E. cavinervis |
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23 (21) |
Leaf blade lanceolate to narrowly oblong; stamens 6-10; anther apices apiculate. |
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30 E. glaberrima |
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Leaf blade elliptic to obovate-elliptic; stamens 13-15; anther apices rounded. |
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64 E. brevistyla |
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24 (20) |
Leaf blade base rounded to subcordate; sepals outside pubescent. |
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58 E. rubiginosa |
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Leaf blade base cuneate or rounded; sepals glabrous |
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(25) |
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25 (24) |
Sepals leathery, brown when dry; style ca. 1 mm |
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(26) |
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Sepals membranous, pale green when dry; style 1.5-3 mm |
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(27) |
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26 (25) |
Leaf blade thinly leathery, secondary veins adaxially impressed, base rounded. |
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56 E. oblonga |
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Leaf blade leathery, secondary veins adaxially slightly raised, base cuneate to broadly cuneate. |
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58 E. rubiginosa |
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27 (25) |
Leaf blade thinly leathery, secondary veins adaxially not impressed |
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(28) |
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Leaf blade thickly leathery, secondary veins adaxially impressed |
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(29) |
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28 (27) |
Leaf blade obovate to obovate-elliptic, secondary veins 6-8 on each side of midvein and abaxially obscure; male flower petals 3-3.5 mm. |
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44 E. chinensis |
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Leaf blade elliptic, oblong-elliptic, obovate-oblong, secondary veins 9-12 on each side of midvein and abaxially slightly visible; male flower petals 3.5-4 mm. |
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46 E. nitida |
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29 (27) |
Leaf blade obovate, obovate-elliptic, or oblong-elliptic, 3-7 cm, margin not revolute when dry; style ca. 1.5 mm. |
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47 E. japonica |
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Leaf blade oblong, elliptic, or oblanceolate, 7-8(-11) cm, margin revolute when dry; style ca. 2 mm. |
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48 E. rengechiensis |
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30 (1) |
Ovary and fruit pubescent or ovary sparsely pubescent when young, soon glabrescent |
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(31) |
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Ovary glabrous |
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(49) |
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31 (30) |
Leaf blade base auriculate-amplexicaul; stamens 5-11 |
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(32) |
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Leaf blade base cuneate, rounded, or cordate; stamens 15-28 |
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(33) |
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32 (31) |
Leaf blade ovate-lanceolate, 1.5-2.5 cm; sepals pubescent; stamens 10 or 11; ovary and fruit pubescent. |
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4 E. auriformis |
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Leaf blade oblong, 2-3.5 cm; sepals glabrous; stamens 5-10; ovary sparsely pubescent when young but soon glabrescent, fruit glabrous. |
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5 E. disticha |
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33 (31) |
Current year branchlets 2-ribbed |
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(34) |
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Current year branchlets terete |
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(35) |
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34 (33) |
Current year branchlets pubescent; leaf blade narrowly elliptic, 4-7 cm; ovary and fruit pubescent. |
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13 E. gnaphalocarpa |
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Current year branchlets glabrous; leaf blade lanceolate to narrowly oblong-lanceolate, 12-19 cm; ovary sparsely pubescent when young but soon glabrescent, fruit glabrous. |
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22 E. persicifolia |
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35 (33) |
Leaf blade thickly leathery, secondary and reticulate veins impressed on both surfaces. |
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9 E. rugosa |
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Leaf blade papery, leathery, or rarely thickly leathery, secondary and reticulate veins abaxially not impressed |
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(36) |
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36 (35) |
Current year branchlets pubescent |
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(37) |
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Current year branchlets densely spreading villous |
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(42) |
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37 (36) |
Leaf blade secondary veins 10-14 on each side of midvein, margin entire or rarely apically serrate; ovary glabrous or very sparsely pubescent, fruit glabrous; style ca. 5 mm. |
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18 E. pseudocerasifera |
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Leaf blade secondary veins 8-18 on each side of midvein, margin serrate or serrulate; ovary and fruit pubescent; style 3-4 mm |
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(38) |
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38 (37) |
Styles 4 or 5, distinct |
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(39) |
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Style 1, apically 3-lobed or -parted |
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(40) |
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39 (38) |
Petiole ca. 3 mm, glabrous; leaf blade secondary veins 14-18 on each side of midvein; sepals 2-2.5 mm; male flower petals elliptic; styles 2.5-3 mm. |
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8 E. pittosporifolia |
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Petiole 4-6 mm, pubescent; leaf blade secondary veins 8-10 on each side of midvein; sepals 1.5-2 mm; male flower petals ovate; styles ca. 1.5 mm. |
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14 E. megatrichocarpa |
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40 (38) |
Sepals ovate, apex acute; current year branchlets yellowish brown. |
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11 E. acutisepala |
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Sepals orbicular, apex emarginate; current year branchlets reddish brown |
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(41) |
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41 (40) |
Current year branchlets densely pubescent; leaf blade oblong-elliptic, abaxially sparsely pubescent; sepals pubescent, margin ciliolate; anthers locellate. |
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10 E. trichocarpa |
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Current year branchlets sparsely pubescent when young, soon glabrescent; leaf blade elliptic to oblong-elliptic, abaxially sparsely appressed pubescent when young but glabrescent; sepals glabrous, margin not ciliolate; anthers not locellate. |
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12 E. acuminatissima |
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42 (36) |
Pedicel 2-3 mm |
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(43) |
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Pedicel 1 mm or less |
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(45) |
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43 (42) |
Leaf blade base slightly cordate, apex obtuse to acute. |
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17 E. subcordata |
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Leaf blade base broadly cuneate, obtuse, or rounded, apex acuminate-caudate |
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(44) |
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44 (43) |
Leaf blade 6.5-9 × 1.5-2.5 cm, leathery to rigidly leathery, base broadly cuneate to obtuse; sepals outside sparsely pubescent to subglabrous. |
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15 E. kueichowensis |
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Leaf blade 3.5-5(-7) × 1-1.4(-1.8) cm, thinly leathery, base rounded; sepals outside glabrous. |
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16 E. henryi |
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45 (42) |
Pedicel ca. 0.5 mm; style ca. 1.5 mm. |
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6 E. strigillosa |
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Pedicel ca. 1 mm; style 3-4 mm |
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(46) |
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46 (45) |
Petiole ca. 1 mm; style distinct or parted almost to base |
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(47) |
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Petiole 2-4 mm; style connate at least for basal 1/2 |
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(48) |
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47 (46) |
Leaf blade margin entire or rarely serrate; sepals 2-2.5 mm; stamens 22-28; styles 4 or 5, distinct. |
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1 E. ciliata |
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Leaf blade margin serrulate; sepals 1-1.5 mm; stamens 15-18; style 3-parted almost to base. |
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3 E. distichophylla |
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48 (46) |
Leaf blade oblong-lanceolate to ovate-lanceolate, 5-9 × 2-2.5 cm, base obtuse to subrounded; sepal apex acute to acuminate; style apically 3(or 4)-lobed. |
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2 E. patentipila |
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Leaf base oblong-elliptic, 12-15 × 4-5.2 cm, base broadly cuneate; sepal apex rounded; style 3-5-parted to middle. |
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7 E. velutina |
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49 (30) |
Current year branchlets 2-ribbed |
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(50) |
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Current year branchlets terete |
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(57) |
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50 (49) |
Sepals outside pubescent |
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(51) |
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Sepals outside glabrous |
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(54) |
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51 (50) |
Leaf blade 12-19 cm, ovary pubescent at least when young. |
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22 E. persicifolia |
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Leaf blade 4.5-10 cm, ovary glabrous |
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(52) |
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52 (51) |
Leaf blade base obtuse to subrounded; style ca. 2.5 mm. |
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37 E. tsingpienensis |
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Leaf blade base attenuate to cuneate; style 1 mm or less |
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(53) |
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53 (52) |
Petiole 0.5-1 cm; flowers in clusters to 6; style ca. 1 mm, apically 3-lobed. |
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31 E. septata |
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Petiole 2-5 cm; flowers in clusters to 3; style less than 0.4 mm, 4-parted almost to base. |
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45 E. taitungensis |
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54 (50) |
Sepal margins not glandular |
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(55) |
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Sepal margins glandular |
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(56) |
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55 (54) |
Anthers locellate; style ca. 1 mm; pedicel 0.5-1.5 mm. |
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31 E. septata |
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Anthers not locellate; style 1.5-2 mm; pedicel ca. 2 mm. |
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44 E. chinensis |
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56 (54) |
Leaf blade oblong-elliptic to elliptic; style 3-3.5 mm. |
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23 E. jintungensis |
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Leaf blade lanceolate to oblong-lanceolate; style ca. 2 mm. |
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49 E. lanciformis |
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57 (49) |
Current year branchlets and terminal buds puberulent |
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(58) |
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Current year branchlets densely spreading villous or pubescent or at least terminal buds pubescent |
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(62) |
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58 (57) |
Leaf blade obovate, apex rounded; stamens 5. |
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79 E. saxicola |
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Leaf blade not obovate, apex acuminate, acute, or obtuse; stamens 10-24 |
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(59) |
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59 (58) |
Sepals outside glabrous; stamens 17-24; styles distinct. |
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55 E. macartneyi |
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Sepals outside puberulent or pubescent; stamens 10-15; style lobed or parted |
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(60) |
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60 (59) |
Leaf blade oblong-lanceolate to ovate-lanceolate, thinly leathery; sepals ovate; style 2-3 mm. |
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36 E. loquaiana |
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Leaf blade oblong to oblong-elliptic, leathery; sepals orbicular; style 1-1.5 mm |
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(61) |
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61 (60) |
Terminal buds only puberulent; leaf blade oblong-elliptic to elliptic, margin serrulate, apex abruptly shortly acute; sepals 2.5-3 mm, margin ciliolate. |
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71 E. hebeclados |
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Terminal buds puberulent and pubescent; leaf blade oblong to oblong-elliptic, margin sparsely serrate on apical 1/2 or subentire, apex obtuse; sepals 1-1.5 mm, margin not ciliolate. |
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73 E. obtusifolia |
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62 (57) |
Leaf blade base auriculate-amplexicaul, cordate, or obliquely cordate |
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(63) |
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Leaf blade base cuneate or rounded |
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(67) |
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63 (62) |
Leaf blade base auriculate-amplexicaul |
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(64) |
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Leaf blade base cordate or obliquely cordate |
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(65) |
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64 (63) |
Leaf blade oblong, 2-3 cm, secondary and reticulate veins adaxially obscure; sepals glabrous. |
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5 E. disticha |
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Leaf blade elliptic, 4-8 cm, secondary and reticulate veins adaxially impressed; sepals villous. |
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62 E. weissiae |
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65 (63) |
Leaf blade base unequally cordate; style 4-4.5 mm. |
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40 E. obliquifolia |
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Leaf blade base cordate, slightly cordate, or obliquely rounded; style 1-2 mm |
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(66) |
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66 (65) |
Leaf blade abaxially not black glandular punctate; style ca. 2 mm. |
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39 E. inaequalis |
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Leaf blade abaxially black glandular punctate; style 1-1.5 mm. |
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61 E. glandulosa |
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67 (62) |
Leaf blade 14-20 cm, margin spinescent serrulate. |
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70 E. perserrata |
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Leaf blade 2-13(-15) cm (may reach 15 cm in E. magniflora), margin subentire, serrate, or serrulate |
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(68) |
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68 (67) |
Leaf blade margin subentire or only apically serrate |
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(69) |
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Leaf blade margin serrulate to serrate |
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(70) |
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69 (68) |
Leaf blade oblong-lanceolate to lanceolate, secondary and reticulate veins raised on both surfaces, apex falcately acuminate to caudate-acuminate; anthers 20-24-locellate. |
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19 E. luchunensis |
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Leaf blade obovate, secondary veins adaxially visible or obscure, apex obtuse; anthers not locellate. |
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43 E. cuneata |
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70 (68) |
Leaf blade obovate, apex rounded or emarginate |
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(71) |
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Leaf blade not obovate, apex acute, acuminate, or rarely slightly obtuse |
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(72) |
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71 (70) |
Leaf blade margin revolute; sepal margins not glandular; stamens ca. 20; ovary globose. |
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29 E. emarginata |
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Leaf blade margin not revolute; sepal margins glandular; stamens 5; ovary ovoid. |
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78 E. pyracanthifolia |
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72 (70) |
Ovary 4- or 5-loculed; styles 4 or 5 and distinct or basally connate and apically 4- or 5-lobed or parted (sometimes apically 3-lobed in E. prunifolia) |
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(73) |
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Ovary 3-loculed; style apically 3-lobed or 3-parted, rarely 3 and distinct (sometimes 4 and distinct in E. fangii) |
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(75) |
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73 (72) |
Leaf blade membranous to papery, secondary veins adaxially impressed. |
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38 E. quinquelocularis |
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Leaf blade leathery or thinly leathery, secondary veins adaxially not impressed |
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(74) |
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74 (73) |
Current year branchlets densely spreading villous; sepals ovate to oblong-ovate, outside pubescent; fruit globose |
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32 E. pentagyna |
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Current year branchlets sparsely pubescent when young, soon glabrescent; sepals suborbicular, outside glabrous; fruit ovate-ellipsoid. |
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41 E. prunifolia |
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75 (72) |
Sepals ovate, apex acute or slightly obtuse |
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(76) |
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Sepals orbicular, apex rounded and usually emarginate |
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(78) |
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76 (75) |
Current year branchlets densely spreading villous; petiole ca. 1 mm; female flowers with petals ca. 2.5 mm. |
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33 E. groffii |
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Current year branchlets pubescent; petiole 2-5 mm; female flowers with petals 3-4 mm |
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(77) |
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77 (76) |
Pedicel 2-3 mm; stamens 15-20; style 2-3 mm. |
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34 E. acuminata |
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Pedicel 1-1.5 mm; stamens 12-15; style ca. 1 mm. |
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35 E. acuminoides |
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78 (75) |
Sepals outside glabrous |
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(79) |
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Sepals outside pubescent |
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(84) |
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79 (78) |
Sepal margins ciliolate |
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(80) |
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Sepal margins not ciliolate but sometimes glandular |
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(81) |
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80 (79) |
Leaf blade oblong-elliptic, abaxially glabrous; anthers apically rounded; styles 3 or 4, distinct |
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66 E. fangii |
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Leaf blade oblong to oblanceolate-oblong, abaxially pubescent along midvein; anthers apically acute; style apically 3-lobed. |
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69 E. semiserrulata |
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81 (79) |
Leaf blade to 4 cm, papery to thinly leathery; stamens 5-8 |
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(82) |
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Leaf blade longer than 6 cm, leathery; stamens 15-22 |
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(83) |
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82 (81) |
Leaf blade lanceolate, oblong, oblong-lanceolate, or elliptic-lanceolate, 2.5-3.5 cm, thinly leathery; stamens 7 or 8. |
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76 E. leptophylla |
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Leaf blade elliptic to obovate-oblong, 1-2.5 cm, leathery; stamens 5. |
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77 E. crenatifolia |
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83 (81) |
Sepal margins not glandular; anthers locellate; style ca. 1.5 mm. |
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27 E. muricata |
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Sepal margins sparsely glandular; anthers not locellate; style 3-4 mm. |
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42 E. hainanensis |
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84 (78) |
Sepal margins not ciliolate or glandular; petiole glabrous. |
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20 E. magniflora |
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Sepals margins ciliolate or glandular; petiole pubescent |
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(85) |
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85 (84) |
Leaf blade 1.5-2.7 × 0.7-1.2 cm, secondary veins 6-8 on each side of midvein. |
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75 E. wenshanensis |
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Leaf blade 2-12 × 1-4 cm, secondary veins 8-24 on each side of midvein |
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(86) |
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86 (85) |
Style ca. 3 mm; petiole 5-8 mm. |
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21 E. bifidostyla |
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Style 1-1.5 mm; petiole 1-3 mm |
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(87) |
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87 (86) |
Stamens 5 or 6, anthers apically rounded; petiole ca. 1 mm. |
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74 E. yunnanensis |
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Stamens 12-15, anthers apically apiculate; petiole 1.5-3 mm |
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(88) |
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88 (87) |
Sepal margins glandular, sometimes also ciliolate. |
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67 E. tsaii |
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Sepal margins ciliolate but not glandular |
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(89) |
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89 (88) |
Leaf blade secondary veins 14-20 on each side of midvein; style ca. 1 mm |
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68 E. taronensis |
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Leaf blade secondary veins 8-12 on each side of midvein; style ca. 1.5 mm or ca. 2.5 mm |
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(90) |
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90 (89) |
Anthers 4- or 5-locellate; style ca. 2.5 mm. |
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28 E. wuliangshanensis |
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Anthers not locellate; style ca. 1.5 mm. |
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63 E. handel-mazzettii |