Treelet or shrub, 1-2(-3, sometimes up to 4) m. Branches erect and ± spreading, terete, glabrous, blackish when dry. Branchlets densely subappressed rufous-setose in the young parts, greyish so in the older ones. Leaves very dense, ± patent, narrow-elliptic-lanceolate, apex acuminate, subacute, the terminal gland small, but well visible, base attenuate, subcoriaceous, reddish when very young, margin subcartilaginous, crenate-serru-late, the teeth minute and ± long, but caducously ciliate, glabrous above, laxly caducously setulose or punctate beneath, 8-14 by (1.8-)3-4.5 mm, midrib impressed above, poorly visible beneath, nerves inconspicuous; petiole c. 1 mm. Flowers axillary, solitary. Pedicels rather stoutish, short-hairy, 2-3 mm, basal bracts minute. Bracteoles ovate, acuminate, glabrous dorsally, ciliate, 1 mm. Calyx 3 mm, deeply 5-lobed, green with purple tinge, glabrous, lobes narrow-ovate, acuminate, shortly glandular-fimbriate, 2.5 mm. Corolla urceolate-cylindric, white or pink, sometimes cream-green, glabrous, 5-6 by 2.5(-3.5) mm, lobes suberect, 1.5 mm. Filaments linear, glabrous, 3.5 mm; anther-cells ovate-oblong, very granular, including tubules 2.5 mm. Ovary yellowish hirsute; style 4.5 mm. Fruit blackish blue, somewhat shining, c. 4 mm ø.
In mossy forest, dwarf forest, on exposed ridge crest, rather common in open places on the granite core of Mt Kinabalu, 1830-3500 (-3650) m. Fl. fr. Jan.-Oct.
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