Planta circa 16 cm. alta; radix lignosa incrassata, 2-2.5 cm. diam.; rami primarii 1 cm. vel ultra, alii 3-7 mm., hornotini 1-2 mm., diam., internodiis saepius 1-2 cm. longis, novellis minute pubescentibus, cuticula in senectis siccis interdum subtransparens derupta deciduaque; folia erecta vel ascendentia, dorso rotundata, lat. visa prope apicem leviter angustata, obtusa vel abrupte acuta, apice interdum obscure setifera, minutissime pubescentia vel glabra, glauce viridia, ad 1.7 cm. longa, 1.5-2.5 mm. lata diametroque; flores diurni, ad 3.3 cm. diam.; pedunculi breviter pilosi, 1-2 cm. longi; receptaculum globose obconicum, pubescens, 4 mm. longum, 5-6 mm. diam.; sepala 5, exteriora obtusa, 8-9 mm., interiora apice subulata, late marginata, 5-6 mm. longa, basi ad 3 mm. lata; petala exteriora 1-2-seriata, e prope medium inferne angustata, obtusa vel emarginata, laete lutea, prope basim pallida, in siccis saepe atrata, ad 1.5 cm. longa, 1.5-2 mm. lata, interiora multo minora, inferne ad stamina adpressa, superne recurvata, demum patentia, acuminata pallida; staminodia vera nulla; stamina conferta 4-seriata, filamentis exterioribus nudis, interioribus prope medium papillatis, luteis, antheris pollineque aureis; glandulae parvae distantes; ovarium supra concavum, medium versus obtuse lobatum, lobis distantibus, altitudinem glandularum vix attingentibus; stigmata 5, anguste subulata, viridia, 2 mm. longa.
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Succulent shrub, up to 160 mm tall, root woody, 20-25 mm diam. Leaves subcylindrical, greyish green, minutely pubescent to glabrous, ± 17 x 1.5-2.5 mm, 1.5-2.5 mm thick. Flowers ± 33 mm diam., petals yellow, paler at bases.
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