Flora of North America species comparison

deciduous;

petiole 5–9 mm, pilose-strigose;

blade elliptic, broadly elliptic, or broadly obovate, sometimes suborbiculate, 25–58 × 15–40 mm, subcoriaceous, base obtuse or cuneate, margins flat, veins 4–6, slightly sunken, apex obtuse or truncate, seldom acute, abaxial surfaces color not recorded, reticulate, tomentose-pilose, later thinning, adaxial dark green, dull, coating not recorded, flat between lateral veins, glabrescent;

fall leaves pale yellowish green.

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 30–50 mm with 3–4 leaves, 7–20-flowered, lax.

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

2–5 mm, pilose-strigose.

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

10–12 mm diam., buds white, hypanthium campanulate to cupulate, sparsely pilose-strigose;

sepals: margins reddish, villous, borders maroon-tipped, membranous, apex acute, acuminate, or obtuse, surfaces sparsely pilose-strigose;

petals spreading, white, sometimes with hair tuft;

stamens (15–)20, filaments white;

anthers purple to blackish purple;

styles 1(or 2).

(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).

dark red or ruby to maroon, maturing dark purple or purple-black, obovoid, rarely globose or ellipsoid, 9–12.5 × 8.5–11.5 mm, dull, glaucous, glabrous;

sepals flat, margins sparsely hairy, sparsely hairy to glabrate;

navel open;

style remnants at apex.

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).

2 or 3(or 4).

= 34 (Germany).