Flora of North America species comparison

petiolate;

petiole 1–5 cm;

blade simple, ovate to elliptic, 7–23 × 4–14 cm, margins subentire to coarsely lobed with 3–4 lobes per side, lobe margins entire to coarsely lobed, base truncate to subcordate and asymmetrical.

petiolate;

petioles twining around supports, 1–4 cm;

blade simple to compound, elliptic to broadly ovate, (2–)3.5–10(–13) × (1–)2–9(–11) cm, margins entire to divided with up to 4 pairs of leaflets, leaflet margins entire, base truncate or slightly cordate.

extra-axillary, unbranched or branched, 10–20-flowered, to 6 cm.

terminal, becoming lateral, extra-axillary, much-branched, to 100+-flowered, to 25+ cm.

1–1.5 cm in flower, erect and 1.5–2.5 cm in fruit.

inserted into small sleeve on inflorescence axis, 0.8–1.4 cm in flower and fruit.

radially symmetric;

calyx slightly accrescent, unarmed, 4–8 mm, sparsely to moderately pubescent with unbranched, gland-tipped hairs, lobes lanceolate;

corolla white, stellate, 2–3 cm diam., with sparse interpetalar tissue;

stamens equal;

anthers narrow and tapered, 6–9 mm, dehiscent by terminal pores;

ovary glabrous or glandular-puberulent at apex.

radially symmetric;

calyx not accrescent, unarmed, ca. 0.5 mm, nearly truncate, glabrous or sparsely pubescent on lobe tips;

corolla purple, stellate, 1–2.5 cm diam., with sparse interpetalar tissue;

stamens unequal due to unequal filaments;

anthers ellipsoidal, 2–3 mm, dehiscent by terminal pores;

ovary glabrous.

green to yellow, globose, 1–1.5 cm diam., glabrous, without sclerotic granules.

bright shiny red, globose, 0.8–1.5 cm diam., glabrous, without sclerotic granules.

light brown, flattened, 2.5–3 × 2–2.5 mm, minutely pitted.

pale yellowish tan, flattened, 4–4.5 × 2.5-3 mm, minutely pitted.

or scrambling vines, woody, unarmed, to ca. 3 m, glabrous or sparsely pubescent, hairs white, unbranched, ca. 0.2 mm.

= 24.

= 24.