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.

persistent;

petiole 4–6 mm, tomentose-pilose;

blade elliptic to broadly ovate, (18–)25–52(–56) x (12–)16–28(–34) mm, coriaceous, base obtuse or cuneate, margins recurved, veins 4–6, deeply sunken, apex acute or acuminate, abaxial surfaces whitish tomentose, adaxial dark green, slightly shiny, not glaucous, on vigorous shoots usually bulging slightly between lateral veins (unless shaded), very rugose, pilose.

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

on fertile shoots 25–70 mm with 3–5 leaves, 7–20-flowered, compact.

5–12 mm, sparsely pilose.

1–4 mm, tomentose-pilose.

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–)6–7.5 mm, opening small;

hypanthium cupulate, silky tomentose;

sepals: margins villous, borders purple, glabrous, apex acute or acuminate, surfaces silky tomentose;

petals erect-incurved, pink to red, base dark red (with minute black dots), margins erect-incurved, pink or white;

stamens 20, filaments red, distally pink or whitish, anthers white, sutures pink-tinged;

styles (2 or)3 or 4(or 5).

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.

bright orange, eventually orange-red, subglobose to depressed-globose or globose, 6–10 × 6–10 mm, base rounded, shiny, not glaucous, pilose;

sepals flat, tomentose; forming 5-pointed star over closed navel;

style remnants 3/4 from base.

2 or 3.

(2 or)3 or 4(or 5).

= 68 (Germany).