Vasilis Teodoridis:
Staphyleaceae | Turpinia
2. Turpinia arguta (Lindley) Seemann; Bot. Voy. Herald. 371. 1857.
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Shrubs; deciduous; 1-3 m tall; old branches gray-brown and young branches speckled. Leaves simple; stipules borne on interior side of petiole; petiole 1.2-1.8 cm; leaf blade elliptic to oblong-oval; 7-22 x 2-6 cm; thickly papery or coriaceous; glabrous or pubescent; lateral veins 10-13 pairs; prominent adaxially and conspicuous abaxially; base rounded or broadly cuneate; margin glandular serrulate; apex acuminate; cusp 1.5-2 mm. Panicle terminal; short; (4-)5-8(-17) cm. Flowers 8-10(-12) mm in diam.; white; pedicel with 2 bracteoles on middle. Sepals deltoid; green; ciliate or not. Petals white; glabrous. Stamens alternate on petals; filaments ca. 6 mm; slightly pubescent. Floral disk present. Ovary and style pubescent. Fruits subglobose; green when young; black when dry; (7-)10(-12) mm in diam.; coarse; apex cuspidate. Seeds 2 or 3. Fl. Mar-Apr; fr. Sep-Oct.
? Forests; shrubby areas; dry areas; roadsides; 400-700 m. Anhui; Chongqing; Fujian; Guangdong; Guangxi; Guizhou; Hubei; Hunan; Jiangxi; Zhejiang.
Vasilis Teodoridis:
Staphyleaceae | Turpinia
2. Turpinia arguta (Lindley) Seemann; Bot. Voy. Herald. 371. 1857.
????? rui jian shan xiang yuan
Shrubs; deciduous; 1-3 m tall; old branches gray-brown and young branches speckled. Leaves simple; stipules borne on interior side of petiole; petiole 1.2-1.8 cm; leaf blade elliptic to oblong-oval; 7-22 x 2-6 cm; thickly papery or coriaceous; glabrous or pubescent; lateral veins 10-13 pairs; prominent adaxially and conspicuous abaxially; base rounded or broadly cuneate; margin glandular serrulate; apex acuminate; cusp 1.5-2 mm. Panicle terminal; short; (4-)5-8(-17) cm. Flowers 8-10(-12) mm in diam.; white; pedicel with 2 bracteoles on middle. Sepals deltoid; green; ciliate or not. Petals white; glabrous. Stamens alternate on petals; filaments ca. 6 mm; slightly pubescent. Floral disk present. Ovary and style pubescent. Fruits subglobose; green when young; black when dry; (7-)10(-12) mm in diam.; coarse; apex cuspidate. Seeds 2 or 3. Fl. Mar-Apr; fr. Sep-Oct.
? Forests; shrubby areas; dry areas; roadsides; 400-700 m. Anhui; Chongqing; Fujian; Guangdong; Guangxi; Guizhou; Hubei; Hunan; Jiangxi; Zhejiang.