Flora of North America species comparison

erect, gray-green, much-branched, woody-succulent, glabrous; short shoots absent;

latex watery, colorless in younger branches, cloudy-whitish in older shoots.

erect, green, sparsely branched, herbaceous, somewhat succulent, glabrous; short shoots absent;

latex watery, cloudy-whitish.

persistent, ± evenly distributed on long shoots;

stipules caducous, narrowly lanceolate, 5 mm, undivided;

petiole 9–19 cm, not stipitate-glandular;

blade round in outline, 9–15 × 9–15 cm, usually shallowly 3–5-lobed, rarely unlobed, base cordate, margins entire or glandular (young leaves), apex acuminate, membranous, surfaces glabrous;

venation palmate.

± evenly distributed on long shoots;

stipules persistent, 2–3 mm, deeply divided into linear-lanceolate segments;

petiole 6–10 cm, not stipitate-glandular;

blade cordate in outline, 6–11 × 3.5–6 cm, deeply 5–7-lobed nearly to base, segments deeply lobed, base cordate, margins coarsely dentate, apex acuminate, membranous, surfaces glabrous;

venation palmate.

bisexual, terminal and subterminal, cymes;

peduncle 5–10 cm;

bracts 3–10 mm, margins entire, glabrous.

bisexual, terminal and subterminal, cymes;

peduncle 7.5–11 cm;

bracts 3–10 mm, margins entire, glabrous.

1–3 mm.

9–13 mm.

sepals distinct, ovate-elliptic, 4–6 × 2–3 mm, margins entire, apex acute, surfaces glabrous;

corolla greenish yellow, campanulate, petals distinct or connate 1/4 length, 6–8 × 2–3.5 mm, glabrous abaxially, tomentose adaxially;

stamens 10, ± in 2 whorls (5 + 5);

filaments of both whorl connate to top or nearly so, outer whorl 3–4.5 mm, inner whorl 3–5 mm.

sepals connate 1/2 length, ovate, 2–2.5 × 1–1.2 mm, margins usually entire, rarely 1–2-lobed, apex acute, surfaces glabrous;

corolla deep red, rotate-campanulate, petals distinct, 7–10 × 2–3 mm, surfaces glabrous;

stamens 8 in 2 whorls (5 + 3);

filaments of each whorl appearing connate 1/2 length at anthesis, distinct at maturity, both whorls 2.5–3 mm.

resembling staminate, but sepals connate to 1/2 length, 5–7.5 × 2–5 mm;

petals 4–5 × 2–2.5(–3) mm;

staminodes infrequent;

carpels 3;

styles connate most of length, 0.5–1.5 mm.

resembling staminate, but sepals distinct, lanceolate, 2.5–3.5 × 0.8–1 mm;

corolla rotate, petals 7–9 × 2.5–2.8 mm;

carpels 3;

styles connate to 3/4 length, 0.5–1.5 mm.

ellipsoidal, 2.6–3 × 2.2–2.8 cm, drupaceous.

spheric, 1–1.5 × 1–1.5 cm, explosively dehiscent.

black or black mottled with white spots, ellipsoidal, 18–20 × 11–13 mm;

caruncle rudimentary.

brown with darker markings, ellipsoidal, 9–13 × 5–7 mm;

caruncle prominent.

= 22 (Puerto Rico).

= 22.