Tomentum rusty, persistent on the inflorescence and ovary and sparsely on the corolla, the vegetative parts soon glabrescent. Leaves scattered or subopposite; lamina obovate, 2-6 by 1-3 cm, cuneate at the base to a petiole 3-8 mm long, rounded at the apex, dull on both sides but darker above; venation pinnate with the midrib prominent and the main laterals obscure on both sides. Inflorescences at the nodes, a 2-6-flower-ed raceme; axis 5-14 mm long; pedicels 1-3 mm long. Corolla in mature bud 4-merous, 26-28 mm long, cylindric below a short neck and clavate and obtuse at the apex, red, sometimes yellow above; tube in the open flower 10-12 mm long with the lobes reflexed 8-10 mm higher, straight. Anther c. 4 mm long, obtuse, slightly shorter than the free part of the filament. Fig. 23a, b.
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