Flora of North America species comparison

erect to arching, branched.

erect to ascending, branched.

petiole 3–8 mm, sparsely hairy;

blade ovate to elliptic or suborbiculate, 2–10 × 1–2.5 cm, coriaceous, base obtuse, rounded, or subcordate, margins irregularly, coarsely and sharply doubly serrate from midpoint to apex, teeth acute and mucronate, number of primary and secondary serrations 1 times number of secondary veins (excluding inter-secondary veins), venation pinnate cladodromous, secondary veins not prominent, apex acute, obtuse, or rounded, abaxial surface mostly glabrous, adaxial glabrous.

petiole 3–5 mm;

blade bicolorous, elliptic to obovate, 3–10 × 0.5–4 cm, chartaceous, base cuneate, margins serrate distally from middle, venation pinnate craspedodromous, secondary veins prominent, apex acute to obtuse, abaxial surface lanate to tomentose, glabrous, or pubescent, adaxial glabrous.

mostly terminal, corymbiform, 2–5 × 3–10 cm height 0.4–1.1 times diam.;

branches rarely in axils of leaves, glabrous or glabrate.

mostly terminal, conic panicles, [5–]8–25 × 3–6[–10] cm height 2–4 times diam. branches glabrous or glabrescent to tomentose.

1–3 mm, glabrous or glabrate.

1–3 mm, glabrous or tomentose.

4–7 mm diam.;

hypanthia hemispheric, 0.8–1 mm, abaxial surface glabrous or pubescent, adaxial glabrous;

sepals triangular, 0.5–1 mm;

petals chalky white to pink, orbiculate, 1.3–1.5 mm;

staminodes 5–15 reduced to serrations;

stamens 15–20, 2 times petal length.

2–4 mm diam.;

hypanthia hemispheric, 1 mm, abaxial surface tomentose, adaxial glabrous;

sepals ovate, 1 mm;

petals light to dark pink, ovate to obovate, 1–2 mm;

staminodes 0;

stamens 25–35, 2–3 times petal length.

nearly fusiform, 2–3 mm, shiny, glabrous.

oblanceoloid, 2.5–3 mm, shiny, glabrous, adaxial suture sometimes ciliate.

= 36.