Shrub (?). Branches flstulose, somewhat compressed, glabrous. Leaves: petiole slender, 3-6 cm long; blade broadly ovate-rounded, 6-8 by 5-7 cm, margin entire or somewhat repanded-dentate, base broadly truncate, apex obtuse, nerves 4 or 5 on each side, between main nerves densely reticulate on lower side, glabrous on both sides. Inflorescence axillary, shorter than the subtending leaves, few-flowered; bracts leafy, lanceolate, 0.2-1 cm long; pedicels c. 2.5 mm long. Calyx 5.5 mm long, lobes free to nearly the middle, ovate, more or less obtuse. Corolla short-campanulate, tube slightly shorter than calyx, lobes oblong-spathulate, 3 mm long. Stamens shortly exserted, anthers oblong, 1.25 mm long. Pistil: style 2.5 mm long, forked divaricately for about 0.25 mm. Mature nutlets not seen.
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