Flora of North America species comparison

deciduous;

petiole 2–4 mm, tomentose;

blade elliptic, broadly elliptic, or ovate, rarely suborbiculate, 21–56 × 13–30 mm, subcoriaceous, base obtuse or truncate, margins flat, veins 4–6, slightly to deeply sunken, apex obtuse or acute, abaxial surfaces grayish, initially moderately to densely villous, adaxial dark green, dull, not glaucous, flat between lateral veins, slightly rugose, pilose;

fall leaves yellowish.

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 20–30 mm, usually with 2 or 3 leaves, 3–15-flowered, compact.

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

2–5 mm, tomentose-pilose.

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

erect, 4–6 mm;

hypanthium cupulate, densely villous;

sepals: margins villous, apex acute, surfaces villous, sparsely hairy submarginally;

petals erect, pink or fading whitish;

stamens (16–)19 or 20, filaments pale pink or white, anthers white;

styles [1 or]2(or 3).

(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).

pendent, bright to dark red, obovoid to obconic, 8–10 × 8–9 mm, apex nearly flat, reflectance and coating not recorded, succulent, villous;

sepals flat, margins villous, villous;

navel slightly open;

style remnants 2/3 from base.

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.

[1 or]2(or 3).

2 or 3(or 4).

= 34 (Germany).