Habit |
Evergreen small shrubs |
Evergreen woody vines |
Deciduous
shrubs |
Blades |
Asymmetrical, oblong–obovate or oblanceolate, 5-6 × 2-2.5 cm |
Symmetrical, oblong–obovate or lanceolate, 5–26 × 1.5–7 cm |
Blade
papery, ovate- elliptic to obovate-elliptic, 3.5-4(-9) × 1.5-2(-3.5)
cm |
Margin |
Crenulate, serrulate to serrate |
Partial entire and partial
crenulate, serrulate to serrate |
Finely and sharply
serrulate |
Veins |
Lateral veins 5-6 pairs |
Lateral veins 6-8 pairs |
Lateral
veins 7-10 pairs |
Flower size |
5-6 mm in diam |
Ca. 6 mm in diam |
7-8 mm in
diam. |
Flower color |
Reddish |
Green, light yellow, or greenish yellow |
Greenish pink to pinkish red |
Capsule |
1.2-1.5 cm in diam |
1.8-2.4 cm in diam |
1.3-1.5(-2) cm in
diam |
Seed |
Covered reddish aril partly |
Covered reddish aril wholly |
Covered reddish aril wholly |
Phenology |
Fl. Apr-Jul, fr. Jul-Nov. |
Fl. Apr-Jul, fr. Sep-Nov. |
Fl.
May-Jul, fr. Aug-Oct. |