Flora of North America species comparison

petiole (6–)15–65(–109) mm, channeled adaxially, glabrous;

blade not maculate, dull and light green to purplish abaxially, shiny and dark green adaxially, ovate, elliptic, round, or reniform, (10–)24–71(–98) × (10–)13–49(–83) mm, coriaceous, base cordate or rounded to decurrent, margins entire or crenulate or denticulate, apex obtuse to acute.

petiole 2–32 mm, channeled adaxially, glabrous;

blade not maculate, dull and light green abaxially, dull to shiny and green to dark green adaxially, oblong-elliptic, ovate, obovate, or round, (5–)20–30(–42) × (7–)14–27 mm, subcoriaceous, base rounded to subcordate, margins crenulate to crenulate-serrulate, apex obtuse or rounded.

1 per stem, 4–29-flowered;

peduncular bracts 1–3(–5), ovate to oblong-ovate, 7–16 × 2.5–5 mm, chartaceous or membranous, margins entire;

inflorescence bracts ovate to oblong-ovate, usually as long as or longer than, sometimes shorter than subtended pedicels, 3–17 × 1–3.6 mm, chartaceous.

1 per stem, 3–11(–17)-flowered;

peduncular bracts absent or 1–2, lanceolate to ovate or obovate, 4–6.5 × 0.7–2 mm, chartaceous or membranous, margins entire or obscurely erose-denticulate;

inflorescence bracts lanceolate to ovate-lanceolate, equaling or longer than subtended pedicels, (3–)4–5(–7.3) × 0.5–1.4 mm, chartaceous.

(3–)4–11 mm.

2.5–4.5 mm.

calyx lobes appressed or spreading in fruit, green or pinkish with margins hyaline to white or pinkish, triangular to triangular-ovate, 1.4–5.5(–5.8) × 1.3–2.7 mm, margins entire or erose-denticulate, apices acute to acuminate;

petals white, white proximally and pinkish distally, or pink to purplish red throughout, obovate to round, 4.8–9.1 × 2.9–6 mm, margins entire;

stamens 4.5–7.5 mm;

filament base 0.6–1.1 mm wide;

anthers (1.7–)2–3.5(–3.9) mm, apiculations 0.1–0.5(–0.7) mm, thecae creamy white or tan to dark pink, tubules pink to dark pink, 0.1–0.4 mm, gradually narrowed from thecae, lateral walls touching for most of their lengths, pores 0.1–0.2 × 0.05–0.1 mm;

ovary smooth;

style exserted, 7–10 mm;

stigma 0.7–1.6 mm wide, lobes erect, (without subtending ring of hairs).

radially symmetric;

calyx lobes appressed or spreading in fruit, green or pink with margins hyaline to white or pinkish, deltate, 1.3–1.8 × 1.3–1.8 mm, margins entire or erose-denticulate, especially distally, apices acute to obtuse or, rarely, acuminate;

petals white or pink, obovate to broadly elliptic, (3–)3.3–5 × 2.6–3.8 mm, margins entire;

stamens 2.2–3.5 mm;

filament base 0.1–0.4 mm wide;

anthers 0.8–1.4 mm, apiculations absent or less than 0.1 mm, thecae creamy white to greenish white, often yellowish brown distally, tubules absent, pores 0.1–0.3 × 0.05–0.1 mm;

ovary smooth;

style included, straight, (0.5–)0.8–1.5(–1.8) mm;

stigma 0.9–1.3 mm wide, lobes spreading.

depressed-globose, 4–5 × 6–8 mm.

depressed-globose, 3–4 × 4.5–5.4 mm.

= 46.

= 46.