Flora of North America species comparison

erect, brown, sparsely to much-branched, woody-succulent, hirsute, glandular when young; short shoots absent;

latex viscous, colorless.

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

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

persistent or drought-deciduous, ± evenly distributed on long shoots;

stipules persistent, 2.5–12 mm, filiform-divided, each segment ending in stipitate gland;

petiole 3–14.5 cm, stipitate-glandular;

blade cordate to ovate in outline, 4–18.2 × 4.2–13.4 cm, 3–5-lobed, base cordate, margins usually serrulate-denticulate or glandular-ciliate, rarely entire, apex acuminate, membranous, surfaces glabrous or sparsely hairy especially on veins;

venation palmate.

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.

bisexual, terminal and subterminal, cymes;

peduncle 2.5–10.5 cm;

bracts 6–16 mm, margins entire, glandular-ciliate.

bisexual, terminal and subterminal, cymes;

peduncle 5–10 cm;

bracts 3–10 mm, margins entire, glabrous.

1–2 mm.

1–3 mm.

sepals distinct or connate to 1/4 length, lanceolate to ovate-lanceolate, 1.2–2.5 × 2.5–4 mm, margins entire, apex round, surfaces glabrous or sparsely hairy, glandular-ciliate;

corolla orange-red to purple, sometimes with lighter center, campanulate, petals connate 1/4–1/2 length, 3.5–5.5 × 1.8–3 mm, glabrous or sparsely hairy on 1 or both surfaces;

stamens 8 in 2 whorls (5 + 3);

filaments of each whorl connate 1/4–1/2+ length, outer whorl 1.4–3 mm, inner whorl 1.8–4 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.

resembling staminate, but sepals 2.5–4 × 1–1.7 mm;

petals 4–6.5 × 2–3.5 cm;

staminodes sometimes present;

carpels 3;

styles connate to 1/4 length, 1–2 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.

ellipsoidal, 1–1.2 × 0.8–1 cm, explosively dehiscent.

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

gray-brown mottled with dark brown spots, ovoid, 6.5–7 × 3.8–4.5 mm;

caruncle prominent.

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

caruncle rudimentary.

= 22 (Mexico).

= 22 (Puerto Rico).