Nanum, radice tuberosa, ramis confertis abbreviatis, saepe 5 mm. diam., ramulis floriferis cum flore ad 8 cm. longis; partes herbaceae virides papillatae, papillis subnitentibus, in setam mollem terminantibus, itaque pubescentes; folia adscendentia vel patentia, ovate oblonga vel, oblonga vel linearia, obtusa, interne haud, vel leviter, angustata, ad 4.5 cm. longa, ad 1.2 cm. lata, 4 mm. diam., vagina 2 mm.; bracteae obtuse carinatae, lat. visae superne leviter angustatae, ad 3 cm. longae, 5 mm. latae, 4 mm. diam.; flores 1-3-nati, diurni, ad 4.5 cm. diam.; receptaculum turbinatum, in pedunculum gradatim abeuns, ultra glandulas productum, 7 mm. longum, ad 8 mm. diam.; sepala 5, saepius 6-9 mm. longa; petala 4-seriata, obtusa vel emarginata, prope basin angustata, purpureo rosea, basin versus alba, ad 2.4 cm. longa, ad 2 mm. lata vel parum ultra; staminodia staminibus confertis subaequilonga, pallida; filamenta ad 5 mm. longa, intima medio papillata, antheris luteis; glandulae in receptaculo immersae, conspicuae distantes; ovarium concavum, lobis vix visis; stigmata 5, subulata, caudata, 3 mm. longa; capsula subpentagonalis, ad 9 mm. longa, supra vix per 2 mm. elevata, marginibus valvarum conspicue divergentibus, 1 cm., expansa 1.6 cm., diam.
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Perennial herb, succulent; flowering branches up to 0.08 m high, sterile branches very short; internodes not visible, all herbaceous parts green, papillate, papillae ending in soft hairs. Leaves ovate, oblong or linear, up to 45 x 12 mm, hairs often longer than margins. Flowers: 1-3 together; corolla up to 45 mm in diameter; petals purplish pink, white at base; staminodes paler; Dec.-Mar.
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