Plant probably branching at the base; stems decumbent at the base or for a considerable part of their length, 2/3-1 ft. long, harshly pubescent; leaves in 5-7 pairs to a stem; petiole 2-3 lin. long; blade 1-1 3/4 in. long, 5-11 lin. broad, of the lower leaves ovate, with a cordate base, of the upper lanceolate, with a rounded base, all acute, rather harshly pubescent on both sides; umbel solitary, terminal, half-globose, 1-1 1/2 in. in diam., 25-40-flowered; peduncle 2 1/2-3 in. long, harshly pubescent; bracts about 2 lin. long, lanceolate-subulate, pubescent; pedicels 4-5 lin. long, thinly covered with spreading rather stiff hairs; sepals 1 1/2 lin. long, 3/4 lin. broad, ovate-lanceolate, acute, pubescent with rather long hairs; corolla-lobes reflexed, 2-2 1/3 lin. long, 1 1/3-1 1/2 lin. broad, ovate, subacute, pubescent on the back, puberulous on the inner face; corona-lobes arising a little above the base of the staminal column, erect, about 1/2-2/3 lin. long, 2/3-3/4 lin. broad at the top in side view, complicate-cucullate, truncate with a narrow rim at the base, obliquely truncate with recurved-spreading margins at the top, with the apical angles of the inflexed sides produced into short acute teeth resting upon the anther-appendages, and with an oblique wing near the inner margins at about the middle; staminal column 1 1/4 lin. long; anther-appendages transversely oblong or reniform, rounded or slightly emarginate, inflexed upon (but not covering) the truncate style-apex.
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Perennial, geophytic, decumbent herb, 235-345 mm high. Stems 4-9 per plant. Leaves spreading, ovate-lanceolate to ovate, 25-35 x 12-24 mm, base truncate or subcordate, apex acute. Inflorescences solitary, globose, erect, 25-40-flowered; peduncle 44-82 mm long. Flowers creamy green. Corolla spreading reflexed; lobes ovate 4-3 x 2.7-3.2 mm. Staminal column ± 2.5 mm long, slightly stipitate. Corona: lobes small, slipper-shaped, 1-2 mm long, ± 1.5 mm high, upper proximal edge shortly dentate and extended over margin of style-stigma-head, upper margin ± truncate, curving downwards into blunt-tipped acuminate point. Anther transversely oblong to reniform with emarginate apex, incumbent on style-stigma-head margin. Flowering time Jan.?
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