Flora of North America species comparison

persistent, often 30–40 mm apart;

petiole 2–4 mm, tomentose-pilose;

blade ovate or elliptic, 22–58 × 12–29 mm, coriaceous, base cuneate or obtuse, margins flat, veins 4 or 5, sunken, apex acute or acuminate, mucronate, abaxial surfaces silvery-tomentose, adaxial grayish green, slightly shiny, not glaucous, flat, rarely slightly bulging between lateral veins, drying slightly rugose, pilose.

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 30–60 mm with 4 leaves, 5–15(–25)-flowered, compact.

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

1–4 mm, densely long-silky hairy.

length not recorded, densely tomentose.

(5–)7–8(–10) mm, opening small;

hypanthium cupulate, densely long-silky hairy;

sepals: margins villous, borders purple, glabrous, apex cuspidate or acuminate, surfaces silky hairy;

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

stamens 16–21, filaments pink, distally white, anthers pink or purplish pink;

styles 2 or 3(or 4).

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.

orange-red, obovoid base rounded or obconic base cuneate, straight-sided, 8–12 × 6–9 mm, apex flat, shiny, not glaucous, sparsely pilose;

sepals flat, often asymmetric with 2 sepals longer than others, tomentose;

navel slightly open;

style remnants 3/4 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.

2 or 3(or 4).

2.

= 68 (Germany).

= 34 (India).