FLOWERS DEVELOP ON GROWTH OF PREVIOUS YEAR

FLOWERS MAROON AND FEITID

A. triloba (L.) Dunal

A. parviflora (Michx.) Dunal

• a.Small tree, 1.5-11 m.
• a.Tall shrub of 1-6 m.
• b.Dark brown.
• b.Reddish brown or tan.
• c.Obovate to oblanceolate, acuminate to acute, 15-30 cm long, membranaceous.
• c.Obovate to oblanceolate, acuminate to acute, 6-15 cm long, membranaceous.
• d.Axillary, 2-5 cm broad, outer petals 1.5-3 cm long.
• d.Axillary, 7-15 mm broad, outer petals 1-1.3 cm long.
• e.5-15 cm long, 25-300 gm, with an 8-24% seed:fruit ratio.
• c.3-7 cm long, 5-50 gm, with a 25-40% seed:fruit ratio.
• f.Poor to excellent. f. Poor to insipid.
• g.1.5-2.5 cm long, .5-2 gm, castaneous.
• g.1-1.5 cm long, .6-1.2 gm, castaneous.
• h.Rich hardwood forest, river bottoms.
• h.Rich woods, coastal hammocks.
• i.Alluvial or sandy.
• i.Well-drained loam.

FLOWERS WHITE AND FRAGRANT

A. reticulata Chapm.

• a.Copiously branched shrub, to 1.5 m tall.
• b.Rusty or orange.
• c.Oblong to elliptic or cuneate, 5-8 cm long, coriaceous.
• d.Axillary, outer petals 3-7 cm long.
• e.4-7 cm long, 5-25 gm, with a 10-45% seed:fruit ratio.
• f.Poor to good.
• g.1-2 cm long, 2-5 gm, dark to pale brown, lustrous.
• h.Pine flatwoods, fields.
• i.Moist, poorly drained sands.

A. incana (Bartr.) Exell

• a.Copiously branched shrub, to 1.5 m tall.
• b.Whitish or yellow.
• c.Obovate to ovoid or elliptic, 5-8 cm long, coriaceous, pubescent.
• d.Axillary, outer petals 3-7 cm long.
• e.3-8 cm long, 5-40 gm, with a 15-35% seed:fruit ratio.
• f.Poor to insipid.
• g.1-2 cm long, .4-.7 gm, dark to pale brown, dull.
• h.Pine flatwoods, sand hills, fields, scrub.
• i.Well-drained sands.

LEGEND: a = habit, b = indumentum, c leaves, d = flowers, e = fruit, f = flavor, g = seeds, h = site, i = soil.

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