Glabrum humile; radices crassae, ad 18 cm. longae, ad 6 mm. diam.; rami decumbentes, interdum radicantes, graciles, demum lignosi, 1-2 mm. diam., primum eonferti, deinde elongati, 6-10 cm. longi, internodi is 1-3 cm. longis; folia supra leviter coueava, dorso rotundafa, lat. visa superne leviter angustata, acuta, 2.5-4.5 cm. longa, ad 3 mm. lata diametroque, vagina 0.5 mm. longa; flores saepius 1-2-nati; receptaculum subobconicum, demum medio basique leviter constrictum, 4 mm. longum, 6 mm. diam.; sepala 5, saepius 2 vel 3 exteriora 5-6 mm., interiora 3-4 mm., longa, vel in flore altero parum inaequilonga, 4-5 mm., 3 marginata; petala dense 4-seriata, purpureo rosea, intima acuminata, 6 mm. longa, exteriora obtusa vel emarginata, ad 1 cm. longa, ad 1.5 mm. lata; staminodia apicern versus recurva, superne pallide rosea, ad 4.5 mm. longa; stamina eonice conferta, ad 3.5 mm. longa, filamentis pallidis, intimis prope medium papillatis, antlieris luteis; glandulae sat inconspicuae, cum pseudoglandulis minoribus pallidis conjunetae; ovarium circa marginem subplanum, lobis sat abrupte leviterque elevatis, approximatis; stigmata anguste subulata, ad 3 mm. longa; capsula ca. 6 mm. diam., supra saepe per 2 mm. elevata.
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