Prostrate perennial. Indumentum of dense long glandular hairs lacking a globular terminal head, 0.5–1 mm long. Leaves elliptic, 3–4 mm long, 2–3 mm wide, acute, pubescent, margin ciliate to serrulate, veins obscure. Stipules 1.5–3 mm long, 0.2–0.5 mm wide at base. Flowers solitary; pedicel 3–7 mm long. Bracteoles conspicuous, inserted at middle of pedicel, narrow-elliptic, to 4.5 mm long and 1 mm wide, pubescent, margin serrulate, auriculate at base. Sepals 5, ovate, 3–4.5 mm long, 1.25–2 mm wide, acute, densely pubescent, outer 3 sepals lacking membranous margin and with laciniate auricles 1.5–2.2 mm long, inner 2 sepals with membranous margin and lacking auricles, keel absent. Petals 5, equalling or shorter than sepals, obovate, 2.5–4 mm long, 2–2.5 mm wide, obtuse, reflexed at anthesis. Stamens 10; antipetalous ones c. 2 mm long, filament flattened narrowly dilated to c. 0.25 mm wide at base; antisepalous 2.8–3.8 mm long; filament broadly dilated to c. 0.5 mm wide at base, margin slightly recurved or flat. Capsule globular 2–3 mm long, 1.5–2 mm diam., 5-locular; styles 5, 1–1.5 mm long, stigma capitate. Seeds reniform, 0.7–1 mm long, 0.4–0.5 mm wide, dark brown, alveolate.
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