Flora of North America species comparison

deciduous;

petiole 2–5 mm, tomentose-pilose;

blade ovate to elliptic or broadly ovate, 9–38 × 7–23 mm, coriaceous or subcoriaceous, base obtuse or cuneate, margins flat, not revolute, veins 2–4, lightly sunken, apex acute or acuminate, abaxial surfaces densely grayish tomentose, adaxial dark green to grayish green, shiny, not glaucous, flat, rarely slightly bulging, between lateral veins, slightly rugose, pilose;

fall leaves bright yellow to orange or red.

deciduous;

petiole 5–8 mm, densely villose to tomentose;

blade narrowly elliptic (to lance-elliptic or narrowly obovate), 55–150 × 19–55 mm, membranous, base cuneate, margins flat, veins 6–10, superficial or slightly sunken, apex acute, abaxial surfaces color not recorded, villous at least near midvein, adaxial green, dull, coating not recorded, flat between lateral veins, glabrous except villous midrib.

on fertile shoots 10–35 mm with 4 leaves, 2–7(–10)-flowered, compact.

on fertile shoots 60–80 mm with 2–4 leaves, 20–60-flowered, lax.

1–3 mm, tomentose-strigose.

length not recorded, densely tomentose.

erect, 6–7.5 mm, closed;

hypanthium funnelform, proximally tomentose-strigose, distally tomentose-pilose;

sepals: margins reddish tomentose, borders purple, broad, glabrous, apex cuspidate or apiculate, surfaces pilose;

petals erect-incurved, dark pink to red, base dark red, margins off-white;

stamens 14–20, filaments red to dark red, anthers white;

styles 3 or 4(or 5).

6–7 mm diam.;

buds white;

hypanthium cupulate [subcylindric], tomentose;

sepals: margins tomentose, apex acute, surfaces densely villous;

petals spreading, white, glabrous or with hair tuft;

stamens 20, filaments white, anthers purple;

styles 2.

bright red, broadly obovoid, sometimes globose or depressed-globose, 5–9.1 × 5.1–8.8 mm, slightly shiny, not glaucous, pilose;

sepals flat, tomentose;

navel open;

style remnants 1/2–2/3 from base.

bright red, subglobose to ellipsoid, 4–6 × 4–5 mm, shiny, not glaucous, sparsely villous;

sepals erect or ascending, margins tomentose, densely villous;

navel hidden;

style remnants near apex.

3 or 4(or 5).

2.

= 34 (India).