Shrub to 1 m tall, with lignotuber. Bark flaky, pale brown. Stems tomentose. Leaves: petiole 3-5 mm long; lamina linear, 4-12 cm long, commonly 1.8-2.8 mm wide, obtuse; upper surface pubescent, glabrescent. Inflorescence 5-7 cm long; involucral bracts tomentose, persistent. Flowers rusty brown to golden brown; styles where exposed dark red to purple. Perianth 34-45 mm long including limb of 5-6 mm, hirsute outside and inside. Pistil hooked, 38-48 mm long, glabrous; pollen presenter ovoid, 1 mm long. Old flowers persistent, curled against follicles. Follicles elliptic, usually 25-35 mm long, 10-18 mm high, 10-18 mm wide, smooth, very hirsute. Seed unevenly obovate, 28-39 mm long; seed body narrowly cuneate, 14-18 mm long, 4-9 mm wide, smooth.
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