Flora of North America species comparison

main stems persistent, terete, not winged, glabrous or scabridulous; ultimate branchlets deciduous, subterete, not winged, glabrous or scabridulous.

main stems and ultimate branchlets terete, not winged, glabrous.

on main stems spiral, scalelike;

stipules not auriculate, pale reddish brown.;

leaves on ultimate branchlets distichous, well developed;

stipules not auriculate, greenish white;

blade elliptic to oblong, 3–10 × 1–4 mm, base cuneate to subcordate, apex obtuse to emarginate, both surfaces glabrous or scabridulous.

on main stems deciduous, spiral, scalelike;

stipules not auriculate, dark brown.;

leaves on ultimate branchlets deciduous with branchlets, distichous, well developed;

stipules not auriculate, dark brown;

blade broadly ovate to ovate-lanceolate, (40–)50–90 × (20–)25–45 mm, base obtuse or rounded, apex acute, both surfaces glabrous.

cymules, proximal staminate with 2 flowers, distal bisexual with 1 pistillate flower and 1–3 staminate flowers.

cymules on leafless short shoots, on old wood bisexual with 1–9 pistillate flowers and 25–40 staminate flowers, on new growth bisexual on proximal shoots with 1–2 pistillate flowers and 8–12 staminate flowers, staminate on distal shoots with 8–12 flowers.

staminate 0.7–1.5 mm, pistillate spreading in fruit, (1–)1.5–3(–3.5) mm.

staminate 1.5–3 mm, pistillate spreading in fruit, 2.3–5(–6) mm.

sepals 5–6 in basal cymules, 4 in distal cymules, pale yellowish green, sometimes suffused with red, flat, 0.5–1 mm;

nectary extrastaminal, 4(–6) glands;

stamens 2(–3 in basal cymules), filaments connate throughout.

sepals 4, reddish purple with pink to white margins, flat, 1.1–1.4(–1.5) mm;

nectary extrastaminal, 4 glands;

stamens (3–)4, filaments distinct.

sepals 5–6, green with nearly white margins, flat, (0.5–)0.7–1.1 mm, 1-veined;

nectary 3 glands (2-fid distally, thus resembling 6 glands).

sepals 4, green to reddish purple with pink to white margins, flat, (1–)1.2–1.4 mm, 1-veined;

nectary annular, 4-lobed.

2.3–2.7 mm diam., smooth.

greenish yellow to white, (12–)15–20(–25) mm diam., smooth.

uniformly brown, 1.1–1.5 mm, longitudinally ribbed.

uniformly brown, 3.3–3.5 mm, smooth.

= 26 (West Indies).