Plant spreading to pendulous, golden-or red-brown-tomentose (especially the flowers); epicortical runners absent. Leaves elliptic to ovate, rounded; lamina 4-7 cm long, 12-25 mm wide, contracted at base into distinct petiole 5-10 mm long. Inflorescence a pedunculate umbel of triads, the central flower sessile, the laterals very shortly pedicellate, apparently sessile but 3 flowers of triad standing parallel; peduncle 10-18 mm long; rays of umbel 2, 5-10 mm long; central bracts lanceolate, c. 6 mm long, obtuse or rounded; lateral bracts c. 4 mm long, concave, acute. Calyx entire, 0.5 mm long. Corolla in mature bud robust, c. 25 mm long, 5-or 6-merous, clavate, golden-or brown-tomentose. Anthers c. 4 mm long, slightly shorter than free part of filament. Fruit ovoid, 10-12 mm long.
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