| 1 | Tepals unequal, outmost whorl membranous but others fleshy; stipules free from petiole. |  | 37 M. hypolampra | 
  | + | Tepals subequal, ± fleshy; stipules free from or connate to petiole |  | (2) | 
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  | 2 (1) | Tepals 6, in 2 whorls; stipules free from petiole |  | (3) | 
  | + | Tepals 9 or more, in 3 or more whorls; stipules free from or connate to petiole |  | (10) | 
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  | 3 (2) | Leaf blades glabrous on both surfaces |  | (4) | 
  | + | Leaf blades at least abaxially with some trichomes |  | (7) | 
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  | 4 (3) | Gynoecium glabrous |  | (5) | 
  | + | Gynoecium with trichomes |  | (6) | 
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  | 5 (4) | Fruit 8-15 cm. |  | 30 M. martini | 
  | + | Fruit 3.5-10 cm. |  | 31 M. chapensis | 
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  | 6 (4) | Brachyblasts with trichomes; tepals obovate-elliptic. |  | 31 M. chapensis | 
  | + | Brachyblasts glabrous; tepals narrowly oblong to broadly lanceolate. |  | 32 M. xanthantha | 
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  | 7 (3) | Leaf blade 1.5-2.5 cm wide, secondary veins inconspicuous; tepals narrower and smaller, oblanceolate. |  | 33 M. angustioblonga | 
  | + | Leaf blade 2.8-10 cm wide, secondary veins conspicuous; tepals broader and larger, obovate- elliptic, obovate, oblong, or narrowly elliptic (but unknown for M. leveilleana) |  | (8) | 
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  | 8 (7) | Leaf blades thinly leathery, both surfaces pubescent when young. |  | 36 M. leveilleana | 
  | + | Leaf blades thickly leathery or leathery, abaxially brown tomentose and adaxially glabrous |  | (9) | 
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  | 9 (8) | Petiole 1.5-4 cm; mature carpels 2-6 cm. |  | 34 M. balansae | 
  | + | Petiole ca. 1 cm; mature carpels 1-2 cm. |  | 35 M. guangxiensis | 
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  | 10 (2) | Stipules adnate to petiole, leaving stipular scar on petiole |  | (11) | 
  | + | Stipules free from petiole, no stipular scar on petiole |  | (26) | 
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  | 11 (10) | Petiole shorter, usually not exceeding 5 mm; outer tepals smaller |  | (12) | 
  | + | Petiole longer, often exceeding 5 mm; outer tepals larger |  | (15) | 
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  | 12 (11) | Gynoecium glabrous. |  | 27 M. figo | 
  | + | Gynoecium with trichomes |  | (13) | 
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  | 13 (12) | Tepals pale yellow, outer ones outside with brownish trichomes. |  | 29 M. skinneriana | 
  | + | Tepals white, purplish red, or dark purple, outer ones outside glabrous |  | (14) | 
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  | 14 (13) | Tepals white; gynoecium exceeding androecium; fruit usually with 5-9 mature carpels. |  | 26 M. yunnanensis | 
  | + | Tepals dark purple; gynoecium not exceeding androecium; fruit with more than 10 mature carpels. |  | 28 M. crassipes | 
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  | 15 (11) | Stipular scar shorter than 1/3 of petiole |  | (16) | 
  | + | Stipular scar longer than 1/3 of petiole |  | (20) | 
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  | 16 (15) | Tepals yellow |  | (17) | 
  | + | Tepals white |  | (18) | 
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  | 17 (16) | Leaf blade thinly leathery, obovate, 20-27 × 7-11 cm, abaxially glaucous; tepals 8. |  | 10 M. opipara | 
  | + | Leaf blade leathery, obovate to narrowly obovate, 9-15 × 3-7 cm, abaxially grayish white; tepals 9-12. |  | 11 M. wilsonii | 
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  | 18 (16) | Twigs and petioles grayish white appressed pubescent. |  | 7 M. doltsopa | 
  | + | Twigs and petioles with brownish trichomes |  | (19) | 
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  | 19 (18) | Young twigs densely yellowish brown tomentose; petiole adaxially furrowed. |  | 8 M. fulva | 
  | + | Young twigs brown pubescent; petiole not adaxially furrowed. |  | 9 M. sphaerantha | 
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  | 20 (15) | Tepals obovate to spatulate |  | (21) | 
  | + | Tepals narrowly oblanceolate or narrowly lanceolate |  | (23) | 
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  | 21 (20) | Tepals white. |  | 6 M. floribunda | 
  | + | Tepals yellow or ivory-yellow, red-dotted |  | (22) | 
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  | 22 (21) | Stipular scar reaching middle of petiole; tepals yellow or ivory-yellow, red-dotted; fruit subellipsoid, ca. 13 × 9 cm; mature carpels connate. |  | 4 M. odora | 
  | + | Stipular scar reaching apex of petiole; tepals yellow; fruit terete; mature carpels distinct. |  | 5 M. kisopa | 
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  | 23 (20) | Young twigs densely gray tomentose; old twigs, fruiting brachyblasts, gynophores, and carpels pilose. |  | 1 M. velutina | 
  | + | Young parts pubescent, later pubescent or glabrous |  | (24) | 
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  | 24 (23) | Tepals white. |  | 38 M. ×alba | 
  | + | Tepals yellow or white but if white at least cream-colored in bud |  | (25) | 
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  | 25 (24) | Leaf blade adaxially glabrous, midvein flat; fruit terete, 7-15 cm, mature carpels distinct. |  | 2 M. champaca | 
  | + | Leaf blade adaxially brownish appressed villous at first, midvein impressed; fruit ellipsoid to ellipsoid-cylindric, 6-10 cm, mature carpels connate. |  | 3 M. baillonii | 
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  | 26 (10) | Tepals obovate, broadly obovate, or obovate-oblong |  | (27) | 
  | + | Tepals spatulate-obovate, narrowly obovate, or spatulate |  | (31) | 
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  | 27 (26) | Leaf blade glabrous on both surfaces |  | (28) | 
  | + | Leaf blade with trichomes |  | (29) | 
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  | 28 (27) | Buds narrowly ellipsoid; twigs glabrous. |  | 22 M. shiluensis | 
  | + | Buds cylindric; twigs puberulous. |  | 23 M. coriacea | 
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  | 29 (27) | Tepals white. |  | 24 M. guangdongensis | 
  | + | Tepals pale yellow |  | (30) | 
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  | 30 (29) | Leaf blade oblong-elliptic, elliptic-ovate, or ovate, 17-23 × 6-11 cm, reddish brown or silvery gray tomentose abaxially. |  | 25 M. foveolata | 
  | + | Leaf blade obovate-oblong or narrowly elliptic, 9-18 × 4.5-5.5 cm, densely brown pubescent or golden yellow villous. |  | 39 M. elegans | 
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  | 31 (26) | Leaf blade glabrous on both surfaces |  | (32) | 
  | + | Leaf blade with some trichomes |  | (34) | 
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  | 32 (31) | Leaf blade abaxially glaucous. |  | 12 M. maudiae | 
  | + | Leaf blade not abaxially glaucous |  | (33) | 
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  | 33 (32) | Leaf blade oblong-elliptic to elliptic, 14-17 × 6-8 cm. |  | 13 M. lacei | 
  | + | Leaf blade elliptic to narrowly elliptic, 7-10 × 1.7-2.3 cm. |  | 14 M. iteophylla | 
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  | 34 (31) | Androecium exceeding gynoecium. |  | 15 M. fujianensis | 
  | + | Androecium not exceeding gynoecium |  | (35) | 
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  | 35 (34) | Tepals yellow |  | (36) | 
  | + | Tepals white or red |  | (37) | 
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  | 36 (35) | Leaf blade narrowly obovate, abaxially scattered with reddish brown erect trichomes. |  | 11 M. wilsonii | 
  | + | Leaf blade narrowly ovate to narrowly elliptic, abaxially with brown silky trichomes. |  | 16 M. flaviflora | 
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  | 37 (35) | Bark fissured. |  | 17 M. masticata | 
  | + | Bark smooth |  | (38) | 
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  | 38 (37) | Buds, young twigs, and young leaves with dense reddish brown silky trichomes or tomentose |  | (39) | 
  | + | Buds, young twigs, and young leaves with brownish appressed trichomes or puberulous |  | (40) | 
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  | 39 (38) | Leaf blade abaxially grayish white or mixed with reddish brown appressed trichomes; tepals 9. |  | 18 M. cavaleriei | 
  | + | Leaf blade abaxially glabrescent; tepals 9-12. |  | 20 M. macclurei | 
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  | 40 (38) | Gynoecium with fine golden trichomes. |  | 19 M. compressa | 
  | + | Gynoecium brown tomentose or silvery appressed puberulous |  | (41) | 
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  | 41 (40) | Leaf blade leathery, obovate, elliptic-obovate, rhomboid-obovate, rhomboid, or oblong-elliptic, 7-18 × 5-7 cm. |  | 20 M. macclurei | 
  | + | Leaf blade thinly leathery, rhomboid-elliptic, 6-13 × 3-5 cm. |  | 21 M. mediocris |