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Branches rigid and interlacing. Leaves ⅓–⅔ in., orbicular or broad-oblong, very coriaceous. Drupe ¼ in. long, broadly oblong | 22. C. crassifolia. |
Branches spreading, often interlaced. Leaves ¼–¾ in., obovate or oblong-spathulate, subcoriaceous. Drupe ¼–⅓ in., oblong or obovoid | 23. C. rigida. |
Branches spreading, interlaced. Leaves 18–14 in., oblong or linear-oblong, coriaceous. Drupe 18 in. diam., obconic or obcordate | 24. C. obconica. |
Branches spreading. Leaves ¼–¾ in., orbicular or broadly oblong, membranous. Drupe ¼ in. long, yellowish-white | 25. C. rubra. |
Branches slender, interlacing. Leaves 15–13 in., ovate-spathulate, thin. Drupe ¼ in. long, yellowish-white | 26. C. virescens. |
***** Twigs pubescent or puberulous. Leaves linear or narrow-linear-oblong. Drupe variable. | |
Prostrate; branches flexuous and interlacing. Leaves narrow-linear, ¼–⅓ in., 120 in. wide. Drupe globose, pale-blue | 27. C. acerosa. |
Tall, erect; branches spreading. Leaves ¼–½ in. long, linear or linear oblong. Drupe oblong, ⅓ in. long, bluish | 28. C. propinqua. |
Procumbent or suberect. Leaves usually fascicled, ½–1 in. long, linear, linear-oblong, or linear-obovate | 29. C. Kirkii. |
C. Erect or rarely prostrate shrubs. Leaves small, less than 1 in. long (except in C. fœtidissima and occasionally in C. linariifolia). Flowers terminating leafy branchlets, always solitary (except the males in C. linariifolia and sometimes in C. fœtidissima). | |
Erect, slender, glabrate, 6–15 ft. Leaves ½–1½ in., linear-lanceolate; stipules long, sheathing. Male flowers in 3–5-flowered fascicles | 30. C. linariifolia. |
Erect; branches stout, setose. Leaves ⅓ in., linear-lanceolate, ciliate | 31. C. Solandri. |
Erect, slender, 6–15 ft., intensely fœtid when bruised. Leaves ½–2 in., oblong or obovate, membranous. Male flowers sometimes fascicled | 32. C. fœtidissima. |
Erect or procumbent, 2–8 ft., not fœtid. Leaves ⅓–1 in., linear-obovate or linear-oblong. Flowers solitary on decurved peduncles | 33. C. Colensoi. |
Prostrate, fœtid when bruised. Leaves ¼–⅔ in., linear-obovate, retuse or emarginate, coriaceous; margins minutely crenulate | 34. C. retusa. |
Erect, rigid, densely branched. Leaves numerous, 15–34 in., linear- or oblong-obovate, coriaceous, spreading or recurved | 35. C. cuneata. |
Erect; branches very slender. Leaves ¼–⅓ in., linear-lanceolate, fiat, thin | 36. C. microcarpa. |
Prostrate or procumbent. Leaves 16–14 in., linear-lanceolate, concave, coriaceous | 37. C. depressa. |
D. Stems short, prostrate and rooting, often densely matted. Leaves small. Flowers terminal, solitary. | |
Leaves glabrous, linear-oblong to rounded-oblong or obovate. Male corolla large, curved, tubular. Drupe ¼ in. diam. | 38. C. repens. |
Leaves hairy, linear-oblong or linear-obovate. Male corolla smaller, campanulate above. Drupe ⅓–½ in. diam. | 39. C. Petriei. |