Humile glabrum, diffuse ramosum, subcaespitosum; rami gracillimi, internodiis saepius 0.5-1.5 cm. longis; folia patentia, supra plana vel inconspicue concava, dorso rotundata, lateraliter visa acuta, ad 2.2 cm. longa, 4-6 mm. lata, ad 3 mm. diam., vagina brevissima; flores saepe solitarii, 2 laterales tardissime evoluti, diurni, ad 2 cm. diam.; pedunculi ad 7 mm., vel fructiferi 1-2 cm. longi; receptaculum turbinatum, 2.5 mm. longum, ad 4 mm. diam.; sepala 5, saepius 2-4 mm. longa, accrescentia ad 7 mm.; petala 2-3-seriata densa, acuta vel obtusa, inferne baud vel leviter angustata, alba vel demum pallide rosea, ad 8 mm. longa, ad 1.5 mm. lata; staminodia saturate rosea, apice pallidiora, ad 5 mm. longa; stamina ad 3 mm. longa, filamentis roseis, inconspicue papillatis, antheris albidis; lobi ovarii distantes obtusi, glandulas atro-virides conspicuas haud attingentes; stigmata e basi anguste subulata gracillime acuminata, in setam roseam desinentia, ad 3.5 mm., saepius 2.5-3 mm. longa, stamina extima interdum attingentia; capsula 6-7 mm. diam., lobis valde compressis ad 2 mm. altis, expansa ad 1 cm. diam.
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Plants sprawling or prostrate. Tufted shrub with slender branches. Leaves spreading, subterete, papillate. Flowers 1-3 in groups, white or pale pink, to 20 mm diam. Fruits ?-locular, ±7 mm diam., with rims of valves elevated.
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