Flora of North America species comparison

persistent;

petiole 4–7 mm, tomentose;

blade elliptic, sometimes broadly elliptic, 15–35(–39) x 10–19(–26) mm, mid-coriaceous, base cuneate, margins flat, veins 4–6, usually superficial, sometimes slightly sunken, apex acute or obtuse, abaxial surfaces whitish tomentose, adaxial green to blue-green, dull, not glaucous, usually flat between lateral veins, initially sparsely pilose.

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 20–45 mm, usually with 4 leaves, (3–)5–15(–25)-flowered, compact.

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

1–5 mm, tomentose.

0.5–2(–3) mm, glabrescent.

[7–]8.5–10 mm diam.;

buds white;

hypanthium funnelform or cupulate, silky-tomentose;

sepals: margins villous, borders white, narrow, membranous, apex red, cuspidate, sometimes acute or obtuse, surfaces tomentose;

petals spreading, white, sometimes with hair tuft;

stamens 16–20, filaments white, anthers dark pink-purple to purple;

styles (1 or)2.

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.

red, globose, depressed-globose, subglobose, or broadly obovoid, 5–9.2 × 5.5–9.5 mm, shiny, not glaucous, villous;

sepals suberect, tomentose;

navel open;

style remnants at apex.

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.

(1 or)2.

2 or 3, distinct.

= 68 (Germany).