Perenne, e basi ramosum, ramis decumbentibus, saepius elongatis, sat rigidis, asperis ob papillas parvas albas, ad 0.3 cm diam., internodiis saepius foliis longioribus, ramulis adscendentibus; folia adscendentia, supra medium recurvata, basi connata, vagina 0.1-0.2 cm longa, carinata, carina excentrica, citra carinam complanata, ultra leviter convexa, supra subconcava vel canaliculata, subacuta, tenuiter papillosa, basin versus saepius papilloso-ciliata, ad 4.3 cm, saepius 2-3 cm, longa, 0.4-0.5 cm lata diametroque; flores solitarii vel apice ramorum ternati (abortione saepe binati), lateralibus tarde evolutis, 5-meri, meridie expansi, 1.5-2.4 cm diam., pedunculis ebracteatis, 1.5-2.5 cm longis; calyx turbinatus, tenuiter papillatus, segmentis inter se valde inaequalibus, duo longioribus, ad 1.2 cm longis, tribus membranaceo-marginatis, 0.5-0.6 cm longis; petala pluri-seriata linearia acuta, pagina superiore aerea, basin versus saepe purpurascentia, pagina inferiore purpurea, interiora breviora angustioraque acuminata, ad 1.1 cm longa, fere ad 0.15 cm lata; stamina conferta, apice 0.3 cm diam. metientia, staminodiis pallidis vel purpureis circumdata, filamentis pallidis, ad 0.4 cm longis, interioribus barbatis, antheris pollineque luteis; discus e glandulis 5, discretis, transverse linearibus, crenulatis compositus; ovarium supra conico-convexum, stigmatibus subulatis setaceo-acuminatis, 0.2-0.3 cm longis.
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Upright, perennial, much-branched, dwarf shrublet forming loose clumps, up to 0.2 m high. Leaves succulent siccoid (in a dry state), thickest in middle with keel, canaliculate, finely papillate, apex recurved. Flowers solitary or ternate, bronze, centre purple. Flowering time spring to late summer. Capsules with no closing bodies, expanding keels parallel, covering membranes incomplete, valve wings double width of expanding keels.
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