Flora of North America species comparison

30–90 × 40–60 cm;

stipules 1 cm;

first, sometimes also second, pinnae consisting of leaflets often 2 times as large as others;

pinnae short-petiolulate;

leaflets 6–14, terminal often absent;

blades ovate to oval, 30–70 mm, base rounded, apex acuminate, woolly and pinkish when unfolding, surfaces abaxially pale green, adaxially shiny, dark green.

calyx 1 cm, hairy, lobes linear-lanceolate;

corolla actinomorphic, petals 5, oblong, 1–1.5 cm;

stamens shorter than petals, filaments hairy, anthers bright orange;

ovary sessile, hairy;

style short.

borne in clusters of 3–5, dark red-brown, 12–25 × 3–7 cm, glaucous, margins thick, with dark pulp surrounding seeds.

dark brown, 2 cm, hard;

endosperm thin.

= 28.