A woody twiner, younger branches strigose-hirsute, older ones with rather many oval lenticels. Leaves subcoriaceous, oblong, 4½-8½ by 1.8-2½ cm, 7-8-nerved; acuminate at the apex, acute to obtuse at the base; glabrous, with slightly sunken midrib, slightly prominent nerves and venation above; glabrous (except the sparsely villose, soon glabrescent basal part of midrib), with prominent nerves and venation beneath. Petiole 5-9 mm. Inflorescences axillary, sometimes 2 or 3 together, 3-40 mm, (1-)3-20-flowered. Pedicel 2-5 mm. Sepals transverse-oval, 1 & 2 1.8 by 2.2 mm, 4 & 5 2 by 2.5-2.7 mm; densely hirsute outside (hairs with 2 branches, rarely a small third branch, up to 900 µ total length). Corolla pale yellow-green, 5 ½ mm, tube 0.8 mm; midpetaline field 3.2 by 2 mm, densely hirsute (hairs with (2-)3(-4), generally curled, up to 700 µ long branches); lobules 2 by 2 mm, rather thick, without distinct venation, entire. Stamens inserted 0.8 mm above the corolla-base; filament 0.5 mm long, 0.3 mm broad at the base; anther 1.2 mm long, 0.9 mm broad, 0.7 mm thick, obtuse, slightly truncate at the apex, slightly cordate at the base. Ovary 0.9 by 1 mm, glabrous; stigma conical, with 5 rather distinct ridges. Fruit unknown.
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