Intricately branched rounded shrub c. 50 cm high, monoecious. Leaves sessile to shortly petiolate; lamina broadly obovate to orbicular, flat or folded, 5–30 mm long, shallowly sinuate-dentate, scaly tomentose on both surfaces or glabrescent above. Flowers in clusters, axillary or forming short interrupted spikes; male glomerules inconspicuous. Fruiting bracteoles oblong, swollen towards base, fused except for the acute to acuminate apex, sessile or the lower third forming a slender or stout stipe, in all 2–8 mm long; appendages conical, usually paired on one or both valves, sometimes lacking. Seed circular; radicle lateral, erect.
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