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 terete, not winged, glabrous; ultimate branchlets subterete, not winged, glabrous or slightly scabridulous proximally.

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 spiral, scalelike;

stipules not auriculate, pale brown.;

leaves on ultimate branchlets distichous, well developed;

stipules not auriculate, pale green with pale brown margins;

blade elliptic-oblong to obovate, 5–11 × 3–6 mm, base obtuse or rounded, apex obtuse to rounded, often apiculate, both surfaces glabrous.

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

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

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

staminate 0.6–1.3 mm, pistillate spreading in fruit, (1–)1.2–2 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 5(–6), pale green, flat, 0.3–0.6 mm;

nectary extrastaminal, 5 glands;

stamens (2–)3, filaments connate throughout.

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 (5–)6, green with broad pale green to white margins, flat, 0.8–1.1 mm, 1-veined;

nectary annular, 5(–7)-lobed.

2.3–2.7 mm diam., smooth.

1.9–2.1 mm diam., smooth.

uniformly brown, 1.1–1.5 mm, longitudinally ribbed.

uniformly brown, 0.9–1 mm, longitudinally ribbed.

= 52 (Jamaica).