Flora of North America species comparison

petiole 1–2(–4) mm;

blade pale green abaxially, green to yellowish green adaxially, ovate to oblong, (2–)2.5–5 × 1–2.5 cm, membranous to subcoriaceous, base cuneate, margins entire, apex rounded to obtuse, surfaces glabrous, sometimes puberulent on major veins, sessile-glandular.

petiole 1–2 mm;

blade greenish white abaxially, green to yellowish green or reddish green adaxially, ovate to oblong, 2.5–6 × 2.3–4 cm, membranous, base rounded to cuneate, margins entire, apex acute to acuminate, abaxial surface sessile-glandular, hairy along veins, adaxial surface glabrous.

drooping, 3–7-flowered, bracteate, 0.5–1.5 cm, glabrous;

bracts early-deciduous, not leaflike (linear-lanceolate), 2–4 mm, shorter than pedicels, glabrous, sessile-glandular.

spreading or drooping, 4–6-flowered, bracteate, 0.7–2.5 cm, glabrous;

bracts early-deciduous, leaflike, 1–2 mm, shorter than pedicels, glabrous, sessile-glandular.

3–6 mm, glabrous, sessile-glandular;

bracteoles 1(–2), 1–2 mm.

6–9 mm, sparsely hairy (hairs red), sessile-glandular;

bracteoles 1–2, 1–1.5 mm.

sepals 5, 0.7–1 mm, glabrous, sessile-glandular;

petals 4–5, corolla orange to red, campanulate-conic, 4–5 mm, lobes 0.5–0.7 mm;

filaments 2 mm, glabrous;

anthers included, 2.2–2.5 mm, thecae divergent distally;

ovary glabrous.

sepals 5, 0.5 mm, glabrous, sparsely sessile-glandular;

petals 4–5, corolla greenish white, urceolate, 4–5 mm, lobes ovate-deltate, ca. 1 mm;

filaments 3–3.5 mm, glabrous;

anthers included, 1 mm, thecae not divergent;

ovary glabrous.

juicy, sweet, glossy black (sometimes blue, rarely white), 6–7 mm diam., glabrous.

juicy, sweet, glossy black, 7–10 mm diam., glabrous.

ca. 2 mm.

1 mm, smooth.

= 24.