Caespitosum glabrum; rami elongati repentes graciles, vix ad 1 mm. diam., internodiis saepe 1-2 cm. longis; partes herbaceae saturate olivaceae, ruble suffrusae; folia demum sursum versa itaque quasi erecta, basi in petiolo 1-2 mm. longo abrupte angustata, crassa, supra leviter concava, dorso rotundata vel apicem versus obscure carinata, lat. visa obtusa, inferiora ad 1.4 cm. longa, 4 mm. lata, 3 mm. diam., superiora breviora crassioraque, ad 5 mm. diam., interdum subglobosa, punctis conspicuis crebris glaucis, leviter prominentibus, vagina perbrevi; flores solitarii diurni; receptaculum globose turbinatum, 3 mm. longum, 4 mm. diam., vel ad 4 mm. longum, 5 mm. diam., a pedunculo tereti, 9 mm. longo, sat bene distinctum; sepala 5, crassa, ad 3 mm. diam., subaequilonga, 4.5-5 mm., vel in flore altero 3-4 mm., longa, basi 2-3 mm. lata, 3 marginata; petala 3-4-seriata, interiora pauca, emarginata vel obtusa vel intima acuta, infeme angustata, rubre rosea, 0.6-12 cm. longa, fere ad 2 mm. lata; staminodia diu erecta, demum late recurva, acuminata, 5 mm. longa; filamenta conferta alba, ad 4 mm. longa, intima prope apicem longe papillata, antheris luteis; glandulae parvae distantes: ovarium valde concavum, medium versus inconspicue lobatum, lobis leviter compressis, stellatim patentibus; stigmata 5, anguste subulata, longe attenuata, ad 2 mm. longa.
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Perennial, dwarf shrublet, up to 0.1 m high, creeping branches forming mats. Leaves semi-terete, slightly concave above, base narrowed abruptly into a petiole, covered by rounded bladder cells, apex blunt. Flowers solitary, deep crimson. Flowering time Dec.-Feb. Capsules pale brown, 5-locular, closing bodies absent, covering membranes reduced to a narrow ledge.
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