Small shrub up to 3 m. tall.. Young twigs rather densely covered with glandular hairs, interspersed with others which are eglandular, later glabrescent.. Leaf-blade oblong-elliptic, elliptic, ovate or suborbicular, apically rounded or very obtuse, sometimes retuse, varying to subacute and apiculate, basally rounded to subcordate, fleshy, glabrous, shortly puberulent or abundantly glandular-hairy, especially on the young leaves; petiole 5–20 mm. long.. Inflorescence a short corymb, up to 5 cm. long; pedicels 1–1.7 cm. long, glandular.. Sepals 1–1.2 cm. long, glandular outside.. Petals about 15 mm. long, wrinkled, white or cream; blade oblong-rounded, basally cordate; claw 4 mm. long.. Androphore 2–4 mm. long; appendage about 1.5–2 cm. long, with a free petaloid apex ± 1 cm. long, bright golden-yellow; stamens 5; filaments basally adnate, free, pseudoverticillate above, ± 1–2 cm. long; anthers 4–4.75 mm. long.. Gynophore glandular; ovary covered with large shortly stalked glands, appearing sessile when very immature.. Fruits narrowly cylindrical, 2–3 cm. long, very densely covered with thick-stalked glands.
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