Glab. shrub up to c. 5 dm. tall, unbranched or occ. with 1-2 branches, rarely taller and more branched; branchlets dark purple. Lvs on rather stout petioles up to 10 mm. long Lamina obovate, cunéately narrowed to base, obtuse, apiculate, (2.5)-7-(10) × 2-2.5-(3·5) cm., submembr., entire or with a few minute teeth. Infl. of us. solitary fls on glab. peduncles. Calyx 5-lobed; lobes deltoid, acute. Corolla ± 8-10 mm. long, yellowish to reddish; lobes 5, fimbriate. Berry ellipsoid, ± 9-12 × 5-6 mm., bright shining red.
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