Flora of North America species comparison

deciduous;

petiole 0–3 mm, pilose-strigose;

blade elliptic, sometimes ovate-elliptic, rarely obovate, (50–)70–124(–210) x (24–)30–55(–90) mm, subcoriaceous, base cuneate, obtuse, truncate, or auriculate, margins flat, not revolute, veins 8–11, deeply sunken, apex long-acuminate, sometimes acute on short shoots, abaxial surfaces light green, initially yellowish strigose, adaxial green, shiny, not glaucous, strongly wrinkled or bulging between lateral veins (bullate), initially sparsely pilose;

fall leaves intense butter yellow and reddish purple.

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 60–120 mm with 4 leaves, 8–32-flowered, lax.

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

2–4 mm, pilose-strigose.

1–4 mm, tomentose-pilose.

(5–)7–9 mm, closed;

hypanthium shallowly cupulate, shiny, sparsely pilose-strigose;

sepals: margins villous, apex acute, surfaces shiny, glabrous;

petals erect-incurved, pink, red, greenish pink, or maroon, margins pink;

stamens 20–23, filaments pink, white distally, anthers white;

styles (4 or)5.

(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).

bright to dark red, obovoid, broadly obovoid, or obconic, rarely globose or depressed-globose, 8–12.4 × 7–11.3 mm, shiny, not glaucous, sparsely pilose;

sepals flat, glabrous;

navel closed;

style remnants 3/4 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.

(4 or)5.

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