Erectum, diffuse intrieateque ramosum, 13-16 cm altum; rami graciles sed tamen rigidi, novelli brunnei, interdum subpoliti, internodiis 0.4-1 cm longis, papillis perpaucis inconspicuis; ramuli hornotini saepius 4-foliati, internodiis invisis; folia paris diu ad se arte adpressa, subglobosa, crebre nitente papillata, papillis orbicularibus, ad 5 mm longa, 4 mm diam., saepius 4 mm longa 2 mm lata, 3 mm diam., vagina ad 2.5 mm longa; floras solitarii in ramnlis, saepe alternatim productis, 2-foliatis, foliis receptaculum amplectentibus; pedunculus brevissimus, apice disarticulatus; receptaculum fere semiglobosum, 3 mm longum, ad 5 mm diam.; sepala 5, erecta, superne dilatata, exteriora 2 ad 2 mm diam. globose dilatata, 3.5-4 mm longa, 3 anguste marginata; petala sat pauca, cum interioribus paucis acutis pallidis 3-4-seriata, exteriora snbaequilonga linearia, prope apicem leviter ampliata, obtusa rosea, inferne medioque pallidissima, fere ad 6 mm longa, ad 0.5 mm lata; staminodia vera nulla; filamenta pauca laxa, ad 3 mm longa, exteriora fere erecta, epapillata vel basi obscure papillata, intima incumbentia, medio sat conspicue papillata, antheris pollineque albidis; glandulae fere contiguae, subsemilunatae crenulatae, saturate virides; ovarium margine planum, deinde lobis abrupte ad ca. 0.5 mm elevatis, acute coinpressis; stigmata 5 gracilis, superne angustata, inferne papillata, 4 mm longa.
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