Flora of North America species comparison

erect, stiff;

branches spiraled, divaricate, lateral branches ± straight, mostly suppressed, short, grayish brown, initially densely strigose.

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 (sometimes tardily so on vigorous sprouts);

petiole 3–5 mm, strigose;

blade on vigorous shoots broadly elliptic to ovate, sometimes elliptic, rarely suborbiculate, 17–36 × 10–25 mm, chartaceous or subcoriaceous, base obtuse or cuneate, margins flat, veins 4 or 5, superficial or slightly sunken, apex acuminate or acute, abaxial surfaces light green, initially strigose, usually becoming sparsely so, adaxial green to dark green, shiny, not glaucous, flat or faintly bulging between lateral veins, or slightly rugose, sparsely strigose;

fall leaves yellow to bright orange or fiery red.

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

on fertile shoots 15–30 mm with 4 leaves, 2–6-flowered, compact.

4–15 mm, thin, villose-strigose.

2–5 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.

pendent, (5–)8–10 mm, open;

hypanthium campanulate, strigose;

sepals: margins villous, borders narrow, glabrous, apex recurved, long acuminate or cuspidate, surfaces strigose;

petals erect-incurved, dark red with white border;

stamens 20, filaments pink, anthers white;

styles (2 or)3–5.

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 orange to orange-red, usually obovoid, rarely cylindric or broadly obovoid, 7–14 × 6–10 mm, shiny, not glaucous, glabrous or sparsely villous;

sepals erect or ascending, rarely nearly flat, margins villous, glabrous or sparsely villous;

navel open;

style remnants 2/3 from base.

4 or 5.

(2 or)3–5.

= 34 (Germany).