Shrub, 1-2 m. Branchlets terete, brown, laxly patent-setose to almost glabrous with age. Leaves oblong or mostly oblong-ovate, rather long gradually acuminate towards the apex, acute, base somewhat inequilateral, ± broad-attenuate to nearly rounded, coriaceous, glabrous above, laxly minutely punctulate beneath, minutely denticulate to subentire, (10-)12—17 by 3.5-5.5 cm, triplinerved, midrib and nerves slightly impressed above, raised beneath, other nerves or transverse veins higher from the midrib 8-9, very slightly impressed above, ± obsolete beneath; petiole thick, glabrous or sometimes laxly setose initially, c. 8 mm. Flowers 3(-5) per fascicle, mostly in the defoliate axils. Pedicels very shortly rufous-tomentose, 3-4 mm, basal bracts few, scariose, tomentose. Bracteoles ovate, rufous-tomentose externally, ciliate, 1.5 mm. Calyx whitish, 3 mm, lobes very shortly rufous-tomentulose outside, glabrous inside, 2 mm. Corolla urceolate, pale pink, rather fleshy, glabrous, 4.5 mm, lobes very short. Filaments linear, glabrous, 2 mm; anthers ovate-oblong, 1.5 mm, the very short tubules included. Ovary glabrous; style 3 mm.
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