Flora of North America species comparison

persistent;

petiole 1–4 mm, strigose;

blade obovate to broadly obovate, rarely suborbiculate, 5–14 × 3–9 mm, coriaceous, base obtuse or broadly cuneate, margins slightly revolute, veins 2 or 3, superficial, apex obtuse, sometimes emarginate, abaxial surfaces grayish, reticulate, initially densely strigose-villous, adaxial dark green, shiny, not glaucous, sometimes lightly rugose, glabrescent.

persistent;

petiole 4–6 mm, tomentose-pilose;

blade elliptic to broadly ovate, (18–)25–52(–56) x (12–)16–28(–34) mm, coriaceous, base obtuse or cuneate, margins recurved, veins 4–6, deeply sunken, apex acute or acuminate, abaxial surfaces whitish tomentose, adaxial dark green, slightly shiny, not glaucous, on vigorous shoots usually bulging slightly between lateral veins (unless shaded), very rugose, pilose.

on fertile shoots 8–15 mm, usually with 4 leaves, 1(–3)-flowered.

on fertile shoots 25–70 mm with 3–5 leaves, 7–20-flowered, compact.

3–5 mm, strigose.

1–4 mm, tomentose-pilose.

7–10 mm diam.;

buds pinkish;

hypanthium cupulate, strigose or pilose-strigose;

sepals: margins villous, apex obtuse or acute, surfaces initially sparsely pilose-strigose;

petals spreading, white, glabrous;

stamens (15–)20, filaments white, anthers dark purple;

styles 2(or 3).

(5–)6–7.5 mm, opening small;

hypanthium cupulate, silky tomentose;

sepals: margins villous, borders purple, glabrous, apex acute or acuminate, surfaces silky tomentose;

petals erect-incurved, pink to red, base dark red (with minute black dots), margins erect-incurved, pink or white;

stamens 20, filaments red, distally pink or whitish, anthers white, sutures pink-tinged;

styles (2 or)3 or 4(or 5).

bright red to crimson, subglobose, 7–9 × 8–10 mm, slightly shiny, not glaucous, sparsely pilose;

sepals suberect, sparsely strigose;

navel slightly open;

style remnants at apex on small projection.

bright orange, eventually orange-red, subglobose to depressed-globose or globose, 6–10 × 6–10 mm, base rounded, shiny, not glaucous, pilose;

sepals flat, tomentose; forming 5-pointed star over closed navel;

style remnants 3/4 from base.

2(or 3).

(2 or)3 or 4(or 5).

= 68 (Germany).