Shrub or tree to 8 m, with or without lignotuber. Bark smooth, grey. Stems tomentose-hirsute, glabrescent. Leaves: petiole 1-3 cm long; lamina broadly linear, 10-30 cm long, 2-4 cm wide, obtuse or acute; margins flat, deeply serrate; both surfaces tomentose, glabrescent except pits in lower surface. Inflorescence terminal, 6-15 cm long, 6-8 cm wide; involucral bracts tomentose, falling early. Flowers bright orange, including styles. Perianth 26-34 mm long including limb of 4-6 mm, closely pubescent outside, glabrous inside. Pistil straight or curved, 28-42 mm long, glabrous; pollen presenter somewhat thickened, 2.5-3 mm long, obscurely ribbed. Old flowers persistent for some years. Follicles numerous, elliptic to round, 8-15 mm long, 3-8 mm high, 5-11 mm wide, smooth, closely tomentose. Seed obovate, 15-20 mm long; seed body cuneate, 7-9 mm long, smooth or slightly rugose.
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A medium to large shrub. It grows 3-6 m high and 2-5 m wide. The leaves are stiff. They are dark grey-green and narrow. They are 25 cm long. They are deeply lobed. They are paler underneath. The flowers are orange.
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