1. Ovary superior; fruit a dry capsule ............................................................ Lyonia
trinidadensis
1. Ovary inferior; fruit a fleshy berry.
2. Corollas thin-membranous, 4-8 mm
long, white to pinkish; stamens about equalling
corolla
in length.
3. Inflorescence
fasciculate, 1-2(-3)-flowered, the rachis none; fruit a thin-walled,
fragile berry, lavender in color; pedicels continuous with calyx;
leaves (1.5-)2-
2.5(-3) cm long ................................................................. Sphyrospermum cordifolium
3. Inflorescence
racemose, 5-20-flowered, the rachis to 7 cm long; fruit a thick-walled,
coriaceous, dark blue-black berry; pedicels articulate with calyx;
leaves 5-15 cm
long ............................................................................................... Vaccinium
latifolium
2. Corollas carnose, 20-30 mm long,
brightly colored; stamens 1/2 to 1/3 the corolla length.
4. Leaves
5-7 cm long, pinnately-nerved; stamens dimorphic, with filaments
of alternate
lengths, without spurs; calyx hypanthium basally apophysate .......... Orthaea apophysata
4. Leaves
15-30 cm long, pli-nerved; stamens isomorphic, with filaments of
equal lengths,
alternately spurred; calyx hypanthium rounded, not apophysate .... Psammisia urichiana |