Shrub or liana, younger branches stellate-hirsute, older ones with longitudinal cork-ridges. Leaves subcoriaceous, ovate or elliptic to oblong or ovate-oblong, 5-12 by (1½-)2-5½ cm, 5-8-nerved; obtuse or slightly acuminate at the apex, obtuse, sometimes minutely cordate at the base; rather sparsely stellate-hirsute, soon glabrescent, rather glossy, with sunken midrib and faintly prominent to slightly sunken nerves and venation above; densely stellate-hirsute, rather soon glabrescent, with prominent nerves and venation beneath. Petiole 5-10 mm. Inflorescences axillary, sometimes 2 together, 3-9 cm, 10-40-flowered. Pedicel 1½-4 mm. Sepals transverse-oval, 1 & 2 2-2.5 by 2.3-3.2 mm, 4 & 5 1.8-2.3 by 2.1-3 mm, rather densely stellate-hirsute outside (hairs with 3-8 subequal, up to 300 µ long branches). Corolla cream-yellowish, 6½-5½ mm, tube 1½-2 mm; midpetaline field 3-5 by 2-2.8 mm, rather densely stellate-hirsute (hairs with 4-8 branches, usually one stronger and longer, up to 850 µ, long); lobules 2.3-3.5 by 2.4-3 mm, with rather distinct venation, entire. Stamens inserted 0.7-0.8 mm above the corolla-base; filament 0.7-1.2 mm long, 0.3-0.5 mm broad at the base; anther 0.8-1 mm long, 0.5-0.7 mm broad, 0.3-0.5 mm thick, obtuse at the apex, slightly cordate at the base. Ovary 0.7-1.3 by 0.8-1 mm, glabrous for lower 0.5-0.7 mm, short-hirsute in the upper part; stigma conical, with 5 ridges. Fruit unknown.
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