Flora of North America species comparison

stipules (early deciduous), foliaceous or rudimentary on early ones, foliaceous on late ones, apex acute, convex, or rounded;

petiole convex to flat, or shallowly grooved adaxially, 7–20 mm, glabrous or sparsely velvety adaxially;

largest medial blade narrowly oblong, oblong, elliptic, or broadly elliptic, 30–103 × 19–40 mm, 1.5–3.4 times as long as wide, base cordate, subcordate, rounded or convex, margins flat or slightly revolute, serrulate, irregularly serrate, crenate, or sinuate, apex acute or acuminate, abaxial surface glaucous, glabrous, adaxial slightly or highly glossy, glabrous;

proximal blade margins serrulate or entire;

juvenile blade translucent, glabrous or pilose abaxially, hairs white.

stipules foliaceous, apex acute, acuminate, or rounded;

petiole convex to flat, or shallowly grooved adaxially, 3–17 mm, pilose, villous, or pubescent adaxially;

largest medial blade (often amphistomatous), lorate, narrowly oblong, or narrowly to broadly elliptic, 26–102 × 8–30 mm, 2.5–3–5.2 times as long as wide, base convex, rounded, or subcordate, margins flat or slightly revolute, (thickened), entire or serrulate, apex acute or acuminate, abaxial surface not glaucous, glabrous, pilose, or moderately densely short-silky, hairs (white, sometimes also ferruginous), wavy, adaxial dull or slightly glossy, glabrous or moderately densely pilose;

proximal blade margins entire, crenate, or serrulate;

juvenile blade green, pilose to densely villous abaxially, hairs white, sometimes also ferruginous.

adaxial nectary square or ovate, 0.3–0.5 mm;

filaments distinct, glabrous or sparsely hairy basally;

anthers yellow, (ellipsoid or shortly cylindrical), 0.5–0.8 mm.

adaxial nectary narrowly oblong, oblong, ovate, or flask-shaped, 0.6–1.5 mm;

filaments distinct or connate ca. 1/2 their lengths, glabrous, hairy on proximal 1/2;

anthers yellow or purple turning yellow, 0.5–0.8 mm.

adaxial nectary narrowly ovate or square, 0.3–0.7 mm, shorter than stipe;

stipe 1.8–3.5 mm;

ovary obclavate, glabrous, beak slightly bulged below styles;

ovules 10–19 per ovary;

styles 0.4–0.5 mm;

stigmas flat, abaxially non-papillate with rounded tip, or 2 plump lobes, 0.2–0.23–0.32 mm.

adaxial nectary oblong, ovate, or flask-shaped, 0.3–0.8 mm, shorter than stipe;

stipe 0.5–2.5 mm;

ovary pyriform, glabrous, beak gradually to abruptly tapering to or slightly bulged below styles;

ovules 10–18 per ovary;

styles 0.3–1.4 mm;

stigmas flat, abaxially non-papillate with rounded tip, or slenderly cylindrical, or 2 plump lobes, 0.2–0.26–0.48 mm.

7–8 mm.

2.5–6 mm.

staminate flowering just before leaves emerge, pistillate flowering as leaves emerge; staminate stout or slender, 18.5–63 × 7–15 mm, flowering branchlet 1–5 mm; pistillate loosely flowered, stout or slender, 25–85 × 8–20 mm, flowering branchlet 2–22 mm;

floral bract tawny, 1–2.4 mm, apex acute or convex, abaxially sparsely to moderately densely hairy, hairs straight or wavy.

flowering as or just before leaves emerge; staminate stout or subglobose, 7–37 × 5–12 mm, flowering branchlet 0.5–5.6 mm; pistillate densely or moderately densely flowered, stout, 12–62 × 7–17 mm, flowering branchlet 1–9 mm;

floral bract brown, 0.7–2.1 mm, apex rounded or retuse, abaxially hairy throughout or proximally, hairs straight, wavy, or curly.

= 38.

= 76.