Flora of North America species comparison

deciduous;

petiole 4–8 mm, strigose;

blade elliptic or ovate, sometimes obovate, 28–50(–65) x 17–32(–40) mm, chartaceous, base cuneate or rounded, margins flat, not revolute, veins 3–5, sunken, apex short-acuminate or acute, abaxial surfaces green, sparsely pilose-strigose, adaxial dark green, intensely shiny, not glaucous, flat or scarcely bulging between lateral veins, slightly rugose, initially sparsely strigose;

fall leaves intense dark red, yellow, or orange.

deciduous;

petiole 2–4 mm, pilose;

blade broadly elliptic, on vigorous shoots orbiculate, sometimes broadly obovate, concave, 10–18(–25) x 9–15(–25) mm, chartaceous, base obtuse, margins flat, veins 3 or 4(or 5), superficial or slightly sunken, apex obtuse, mucronulate, abaxial surfaces pale green, yellowish pilose-strigose, adaxial vivid light green, shiny, not glaucous, flat between lateral veins, glabrous;

fall leaves red to intense red-purple.

on fertile shoots 25–50 mm with 4 or 5 leaves, 2–6(–15)-flowered, lax.

on fertile shoots 5–25 mm with 3 or 4 leaves, 1–3(or 4)-flowered, compact.

5–12 mm, sparsely pilose.

0.5–2(–3) mm, glabrescent.

5.5–8 mm, largely open;

hypanthium cupulate, base sparsely pilose, glabrescent;

sepals: margins villous, apex acute or acuminate, surfaces glabrous;

petals erect, pinkish white, sometimes green-tinged, base dark pink or reddish;

stamens 18–20, filaments pink, base dark pink, anthers white;

styles 2 or 3.

5–6 mm, open;

hypanthium cupulate, glabrescent;

sepals: margins villous, apex green and reddish purple, acuminate or acute, surfaces glabrous;

petals erect-incurved, dark pink, base red, margins pink;

stamens 10–12(–16), filaments red and pale crimson, anthers white;

styles 2 or 3.

black, broadly obovoid to obovoid, rarely ellipsoid or globose, (8–)9.5–12.1 x (7.5–)8.7–11.8 mm, shiny, glaucous, sparsely pilose;

sepals flat, margins villous, sparsely pilose;

navel open;

style remnants 2/3 from base.

orange-red, usually broadly obovoid, sometimes subglobose or obovoid, 5.7–6.8[–8] x 4.9–7.2[–8] mm, shiny, not glaucous, glabrous;

sepals suberect, margins villous, glabrous;

navel open;

style remnants 4/5 from base.

2 or 3.

2 or 3, distinct.

= 68 (Germany).