Prostrate perennial. Indumentum of eglandular or long glandular hairs lacking a globular terminal head or lacking. Leaves narrow-elliptic to almost circular, 1.5–10 mm long, 0.75–3.5 mm wide, acute to obtuse, glabrous to sparsely pubescent, margin entire to serrate, secondary venation obscure. Stipules 0.7–2.5 mm long, c. 0.5 mm wide at base. Flowers solitary; pedicel to 6 mm long. Bracteoles usually inconspicuous, 0–1.5 mm from base of pedicel, 0.75–2.5 mm long, 0.2–0.4 mm wide, like stipules. Sepals 5, elliptic to ovate, 0.75–3.5 mm long, 0.5–2 mm wide, obtuse to acuminate, glabrous to sparsely pubescent, green to pink, margin broad, entire to serrulate, keel absent or rarely midrib prominent but never winged. Petals 5, narrow-obovate to spathulate, 1.25–5 mm long, 0.5–2 mm wide, obtuse, often mucronate, reflexed at anthesis. Stamens 10; antipetalous ones c. 1–2 mm long, filament slightly dilated at base, to 0.25 mm wide; antisepalous 1.5–3 mm long, filament dilated to 0.5 mm wide at base. Capsule globular to pyriform, 1–2.2 mm long, 1–2.2 mm wide, 5-locular; styles 0.5–1.5 mm long. Seeds avoid to reniform, 0.5–0.75 mm long, 0.25–0.45 mm wide, brown, alveolate.
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