Epiphytic shrublet. Branchlets subterete, slender, greyish corticate in the older parts, rather densely and longish (1.5-2 mm) clothed with appressed rufescent fine bristles in the younger ones. Leaves lanceolate or oblong-lanceolate, apex gradually short-acuminate, subacute, the terminal gland small and only slightly protruding, base attenuate into the petiole, acute, subcoriaceous, glabrous above, sparsely blackish punctate beneath, regularly minutely crenulate-denticulate, the teeth in the young leaves passing into a rather long, early caducous bristle-like hair, 12-20 by 4-6 mm, midrib impressed above, slightly prominent beneath, nerves obscure; petiole setulose, c. 1.5 mm. Flowers axillary, solitary. Pedicels slender, laxly and shortly ± appressed-setulose initially, finally glabrous, (5-)6-7 mm, basal bracts minute. Bracteoles small, ovate-obtuse, glabrous. Calyx 2.5-3 mm, glabrous, 5-lobed halfway, lobes ovate, acutish, glandular-fimbriate. Corolla not seen in a fully developed state, apparently urceolate and, to conclude from the length of the style, c. 4 mm long, glabrous, said to be red. Stamens not yet known in a fully developed state. Ovary glabrous; style 3.5 mm. Immature fruit contracted at the base, c. 3 mm ø.
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