Flora of North America species comparison

deciduous;

petiole 1–6.5 mm, glabrous;

blade (dark green adaxially), broadly elliptic, obovate, oblanceolate, or spatulate, 6–38 × 3–23 mm, base attenuate to cuneate, margins plane, apex rounded to obtuse, surfaces glabrous, tertiary and smaller veins not prominent (inconspicuously reticulate), midrib flat, marginal vein present.

deciduous or persistent;

petiole 1.5–6 mm, usually glabrous, sometimes hairy at base;

blade (lustrous dark green adaxially), broadly elliptic, oblanceolate, or spatulate, 9–52 × 3.5–25 mm, base attenuate to cuneate, margins plane, apex rounded to obtuse, sometimes retuse, abaxial surface glabrous or sparsely villous along midrib or villous across blade (hairs tawny), venation visible, adaxial surface glabrous or sparsely villous along midrib, midrib flat, marginal vein absent.

4–12-flowered.

4–20-flowered.

3–6 mm, glabrous.

2–16 mm, usually glabrous, rarely strigose.

calyx 1.8–3 mm diam.;

sepals 5, 1.7–3 × 0.9–1.9 mm, glabrous;

petals 5(–6), white to yellowish, median segment elliptic, 1.9–2.3 mm, lateral segments lanceolate, 1.3–2.3 mm;

stamens 5(–6), 2.2–2.9 mm;

staminodes lanceolate, 1.7–2.1 mm, minutely erose;

anthers lanceolate, 0.7–1 mm;

pistil 5-carpellate;

ovary 5-locular, 0.9–1.3 mm, hirsute to strigose basally;

style 2.2–2.8 mm.

calyx 1.5–2.4 mm diam.;

sepals 5(–6), 1.4–2.1 × 1–1.3 mm, usually glabrous, rarely strigose;

petals 5, white, median segment broadly ovate, 1.1–1.3 mm, lateral segments lanceolate to falcate, 1.1–1.3 mm;

stamens 5, 2.3–2.7 mm;

staminodes broadly lanceolate, 1.1–1.3 mm, erose;

anthers lanceolate to sagittate, 0.9–1.2 mm;

pistil (4–)5-carpellate;

ovary (4–)5-locular, 1–1.3 mm, sparsely to densely strigose;

style 0.7–1.2 mm.

purple to purplish black, ellipsoid, 8–12 mm, glabrous.

purplish black, ellipsoid to subglobose, 4–9 mm, glabrous or glabrate.

6–11 mm.

3–7 mm.