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.

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

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

1–5 mm, tomentose.

1–4 mm, tomentose-pilose.

[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–)6–7.5 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).

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.

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.

(1 or)2.

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

= 68 (Germany).