Shrubs 1-2 m. Stems ± terete; young shoots woolly-tomentose. Leaves: petiole 0.5-1(-1.5) cm; blade obovate (widest distal to midpoint), 6-9(-11) × 3-4(-5) cm, base cuneate to rounded, margins obscurely to clearly toothed, especially distally (proximalmost tooth averaging 3.4 cm distal to base), apex obtuse to subacute, surfaces woolly-tomentose abaxially, with sparse, short-stellate hairs adaxially, especially when young. Inflorescences in clusters of 2-4, (8-)10-16(-19) cm, axis densely stellate-hairy. Pedicels 2-3.5 mm, proximalmost averaging 2.9 mm, hairy; bract shorter than flower, proximalmost 4-6 mm, stellate-hairy. Flowers: sepals 3.5-5 × 1-1.5 mm, stellate-hairy; petals white, 5-8 × 4-5 mm; filaments 4-6 × 0.4-0.5(-0.7) mm, glabrous; anthers ca. 1.5 mm; style 3.5-5 mm, downy, hairs simple. Capsules subglobose, 2.5-4 × 3.5-5.3 mm. Seeds ca. 1 mm.
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