Large white flowers typically have six petals. 8-12" diameter.
Foliage Characteristics:
Simple, alternate, leathery ovate leaves. Dark, shiny green above, and light green to brown beneath. It has fuzz on the underside of the leaves. Up to 10" long.
Fruit Characteristics:
Cone-like clusters which turn red and then split to reveal red shiny seeds suspended on fine threads. Mature in late summer to early fall. 3-5" long.
Structure:
Pyramidal to rounded
Range:
SE USA to Texas
Habitat:
Moist woodlands, hardwood hammocks, bottomlands, and outwashes from uplands
