Flora of North America species comparison

several, glabrous, sparsely glandular.

stipules subpersistent, lanceolate-ovate to deltate or suborbiculate, 3–4 mm, stiff to hard, fringed on margins, apex acuminate to rounded, surfaces pubescent, margins fimbriate-glandular;

petiole 1.5–3 cm, with broad pulvinus at base, pulvinus channeled, glabrous or short-hairy;

rachis 9.5–21.5 cm, glabrous or sparsely red-glandular;

pinnae 8–15 pairs, opposite (proximally) to alternate (distally), also with terminal pinna;

leaflets in 7–11 opposite pairs, blades oblong-elliptic to narrowly ovate, 6–11 × 2–3 mm, margins thickened, apex acute, midvein evident abaxially, surfaces glabrous;

blades with submarginal row of black, punctate glands, these sometimes sparse or absent.

stipules persistent, suborbiculate, 3 mm, base auriculate, apex rounded, surfaces pubescent, margins ciliate and fimbriate-glandular, scarious;

petiole 1.5–3 cm, glabrous, sparsely glandular;

rachis 3–5 cm, glabrous, sparsely glandular;

pinnae 2–4 pairs, opposite or subopposite, also with terminal pinna distinctly longer than lateral pinnae;

leaflets in 3–7 opposite pairs on lateral pinnae, 8–20 pairs on terminal pinna, blades obliquely ovate, terminal blades 1–6 × 0.5–4 mm, median blades 4.5–9 × 3.5–7 mm, fleshy, margins thickened, apex acute, apiculate, main and secondary veins brochidodromous, surfaces glabrous;

blades with dark, punctate glands sparsely scattered over abaxial surface or blades eglandular but gland-tipped at apiculate apex, with gland-tipped appendage at base of each petiolule insertion.

30–40-flowered, terminal;

axis spreading-pubescent, densely stipitate-glandular with pixie-cup glands;

bracts caducous before anthesis, lanceolate-ovate, 18–23 mm, apex acuminate, pubescent with fimbriate-glandular margins.

6–15-flowered, axillary or terminal;

axis glabrous or very sparsely pubescent, also sparsely glandular;

bracts ovate, 3–4 mm, apex acute, pubescent and sparsely glandular.

unarticulate, 20–30 mm, abscising at base only, spreading-pubescent and densely stipitate-glandular with pixie-cup glands.

unarticulate, 5–8 mm, crinkled-pubescent with white hairs, sessile- and stipitate-glandular.

calyx lobes 18–25 mm, margins capitate-glandular ciliate, fringed at tip and slightly fringed on outer margin, abaxially short-pilose and capitate-glandular, adaxially glabrous;

petals not clawed, blades glabrous and eglandular;

banner broadly obovate, 22–32 × 17–20 mm, without appendage;

lower laterals broadly obovate, 22–32 × 12–16 mm;

upper laterals broadly obovate, 22–32 × 16–18 mm;

filaments crimson, 70–95(–120) mm, pubescent on proximal 1/3;

anthers 3 × 1.5 mm;

ovary densely pubescent and stipitate-glandular;

style crimson, 90–100(–120) mm, pubescent on at least proximal 1/3;

stigma a terminal, funnel-shaped, unfringed chamber.

calyx lobes 7–7.5 mm, lower lobe cucullate, outer surface crinkled-pubescent and glandular (most glands sessile);

petals clawed, blades glabrous with pubescent claw margins, outer surfaces densely glandular with sessile, subglobose, mushroom cap-shaped glands;

banner broadly ovate, 8 × 8 mm (including 0.5 mm claw);

lower laterals oblanceolate, 10.5–12 × 4.5–5 mm (including 1.5 mm claw);

upper laterals broadly elliptic, 9–11 × 5.5–6 mm (including 0.5 mm claw);

filaments 10–11 mm, densely pubescent on basal 1/3–1/2, sparsely pubescent on distal 1/2–2/3, hairs mostly reflexed;

anthers 1.5 × 0.8 mm;

ovary densely lanate and densely sessile-glandular basally, or distal 1/2 and margin densely pubescent, basal 1/2 glandular;

style 10–11 mm, glabrous;

stigma a terminal, tubular or flared, fringed chamber.

8–10.8 × 1.9–2.1 cm, subligneous, finely pubescent, glandular with stipitate, pixie-cup glands, these wearing off as fruit matures.

2.4–4.6 × 1–1.6 cm, papery or leathery, sparsely pubescent or glabrescent, sparsely to moderately glandular with short-stalked or sessile glands.

1–6, 10 × 9 mm.

(1–)3 or 4.

= 24.