Erection glabrum sublignosum, ad 25 cm. altum, laxe ramosum; rami ad 4 mm. diam., cuticula brunnea, demum grisea, internodiis saepius 1-3 cm. longis; folia fere erecta vel demum patentia, subteretia, supra superne plana, lat. visa superne parum angustata acuta, apice uncinato recurvata, levia viridia, ad 3 cm., saepius 1.5-2.5 cm., longa, vagina 1 mm., saepius ad 2 mm. diam.; flores laxissime dispositi, irregulariter 1-3-ternati; pedunculi ultra bracteas 1.5-2 cm. longi, superne clavati; receptaculum brevissimum, ad 4 mm. diam., demum basi subconstrictum; sepala 5, inaequilonga, 3 exteriora 6-8 mm., interiora 4-5 mm., vel post anthesin ad 1 cm., longa; petala haud bene visa, rosea, sepala longiora vix aequantia; antherae albidae; ovarii lobi valde compressi; stigmata gracilia, ad 3 mm. longa; capsula supra per 2 mm. elevata, 6 mm., valvarum marginibus conpicue divergentibus, expansa 1 cm., diam.
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Perennial, upright shrublet, up to 0.6 m high, with woody stems dark red; smooth huge tuberous rootstock. Leaves succulent, subterete, siccoid (in a dry state, covered with tiny glassy idioblasts, apex recurved. Flowers in complex cymes; petals pink; anthers white. Capsules 5-locular, covering membranes reduced, valve wings ending in a sharp apex.
Shrublets > 10 cm high. Erect shrublet to 60 cm. Leaves suberect, S-shaped. Flowers in lax cymes on pedicels 5-10 mm long, magenta. Fruits with valves often gaping.
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