Flora of North America species comparison

initially tomentulose, becoming canescent or tardily glabrate.

petiole (4–)7–15(–26) mm;

blade bicolor, abaxially white, adaxially green and lustrous, lanceolate to oblong-lanceolate or narrowly elliptic, (3.5–)4–9(–15) × (0.7–)1–2(–3.2) cm, surfaces initially villous-tomentulose, abaxially usually sparsely white-puberulent, hairs slightly coiled, sometimes glabrate or glabrous, adaxially mostly glabrate or glabrous.

alternate, sometimes opposite, simple, sometimes pinnately compound;

stipules present or absent.

hypanthium 2–2.5(–3) × 2–3.7(–4.5) mm, exterior tomentulose or tardily glabrate, interior glabrous;

sepals 1.4–2.1 × 1.5–2.3 mm, puberulent-villous;

petals 4–5 × 2.5–3.5 mm;

filaments 3–5.5 mm.

torus absent or minute;

carpels 1–5(–8), distinct or +/- connate (Maleae), free or +/- adnate to hypanthium (many Maleae), styles distinct or +/- connate (some Maleae);

ovules (1 or)2(–5+), collateral, clustered, or biseriate.

follicles aggregated or not, capsules, drupes aggregated or not, aggregated drupelets, pomes, or aggregated nutlets, rarely achenes or aggregated achenes;

styles persistent or deciduous, not elongate (elongate in Gillenieae).

5–6.5 × 3.5–4.5 mm.

4–5 × 1.2–1.3 mm.

3–5(–12) × 3–8(–13) cm.

= 8, 9, 15, 17.

= 30.