Prostrate perennial. Indumentum of eglandular hairs. Leaves elliptic, 8–25 mm long, 3–7.5 mm wide, acute, glabrous, margin serrate, midvein prominent, leaves on condensed axillary shoots smaller, 3–3.5 mm long, 1–1.5 mm wide. Stipules 2.5–3.5 mm long, 1–1.5 mm wide at base. Flowers solitary, sessile. Bracteoles appressed to calyx, 1–4.5 mm long, 0.7–1.5 mm wide, acuminate, green, margin white, laciniate, sometimes separated as distinct auricles. Sepals 5, elliptic, 2–4.5 mm long, 1–2 mm wide, acuminate, dimorphic with inner 2 sepals smaller, green, margin fimbriate, keel absent, pubescent externally on basal half with blunt, transparent, strap-like hairs to 0.7 mm long. Petals 5, shorter than sepals, narrow-obovate to spathulate, 1.6–2.5 mm long, 0.5–0.9 mm wide, obtuse, enclosed within sepals at anthesis. Stamens 5, c. 1.5 mm long; filament flattened, linear or narrowly dilated at base. Capsule globular, 1.5–2.5 mm diam., 5- or rarely 4-locular; styles absent or to 0.5 mm long. Seeds ellipsoid or reniform, c. 0.5 mm long, 0.1-0.2 mm wide, dark brown, alveolate.
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