Flora of North America species comparison

persistent;

petiole 2–9 mm, villose-strigose;

blade elliptic or obovate, rarely suborbiculate, 13–43 × 6–26 mm, coriaceous, base cuneate or obtuse, margins revolute, veins 5–8, sunken, apex obtuse or acute, rarely retuse, abaxial surfaces grayish green, reticulate, initially villous, adaxial light green to green, intensely shiny, not glaucous, reticulate-rugose, not bulging between lateral veins, often single hairs on midrib.

deciduous (tardily so on a few vigorous shoots);

petiole 2–3 mm, strigose;

blade elliptic or broadly elliptic, on vigorous shoots usually broadly elliptic, sometimes suborbiculate, orbiculate, or broadly obovate, 4–14 × 5–9 mm, subcoriaceous, base obtuse or cuneate, margins flat, veins 2–4, superficial, apex acute, apiculate or obtuse, mucronulate, abaxial surfaces green, sparsely long-strigose, adaxial dark green, shiny, not glaucous, flat between lateral veins, smooth to slightly rugose, glabrescent;

fall leaves orange to rich red.

on fertile shoots 20–40 mm, usually with 4 leaves, (1 or)2 or 3(or 4)-flowered, compact.

on fertile shoots 8–20 mm with 3 or 4 leaves, 1–3-flowered, compact.

4–15 mm, thin, villose-strigose.

1–2 mm, strigose.

slightly pendent, 10–12 mm diam.;

buds white;

hypanthium cupulate, sparsely pilose-strigose;

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

petals spreading, white, glabrous;

stamens 20, filaments white, anthers purple-black;

styles 4 or 5.

5–7 mm, closed;

hypanthium funnelform, sparsely pilose-strigose;

sepals: margins villous, apex acute or acuminate, surfaces sparsely strigose;

petals erect-incurved, dark pink to dark red, base blackish red, margins pale crimson;

stamens (8–)10(–14), filaments dark red, anthers white;

styles 2 or 3(or 4).

bright red, obovoid to broadly obovoid, rarely globose, 6–10 × 6–8 mm, shiny, not glaucous, glabrous;

sepals suberect, glabrous;

navel open;

style remnants at apex.

bright red, usually broadly obovoid, sometimes obovoid, rarely subglobose, 5–8.5 × 4.5–7.7 mm, shiny, not glaucous, glabrate;

sepals suberect, sparsely strigose or glabrate;

navel open;

style remnants 1/2–3/4 from base.

4 or 5.

2 or 3(or 4), distinct.

= 34 (Germany).

= 68 (Germany).