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.

persistent;

petiole 3–8 mm, tomentose-strigose;

blade narrowly elliptic to elliptic-lanceolate, 30–90 × 8–23 mm, coriaceous, base cuneate, margins strongly revolute, veins 7–12, deeply sunken, apex gradually tapered, acute or acuminate, abaxial surfaces grayish green, initially densely villous, becoming glabrous or glabrate, adaxial dark green, shiny, not glaucous, bulging between lateral veins, sparsely pilose initially.

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

on fertile shoots 20–60 mm with 3 or 4 leaves, 10–50-flowered, compact.

4–15 mm, thin, villose-strigose.

0.5–3(–4 mm), densely strigose-villous.

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–)6–9 mm diam.;

buds white;

hypanthium funnelform, pilose;

sepals: margins sparsely villous, apex acute, surfaces sparsely pilose;

petals spreading, white, glabrous;

stamens 20, filaments white, anthers red-purple;

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 (or with hint of crimson), broadly obovoid to globose, (5–)6–8.5 x (5–)6–8 mm, shiny, not glaucous, sparsely pilose;

sepals depressed or flat, sparsely pilose;

navel slightly open;

style remnants at apex.

4 or 5.

2 or 3(or 4).

= 34 (Germany).

= 34 (Germany).