Woody twiner, younger branches rather densely sericeous, older ones with orbicular or oval lenti-cels. Leaves oblong or ovate-oblong, 8-10 ½ by 3½-5 cm, 6-8-nerved; obtuse, short-acuminate at the apex, obtuse to rounded at the base; glabrous, with sunken midrib, faintly prominent nerves, and nearly indistinct venation above; densely sericeous over the whole surface, with prominent nerves and slightly prominent venation beneath. Petiole ca 1 cm. Inflorescences axillary, 5-10 mm, 6-10-flowered. Pedicel 2-3 mm. Sepals 1 & 2 orbicular to broad-ovate, 2.4 by 2.6 mm, 4 & 5 transverse-oval, 2.4 by 3.5 mm, rather densely strigose outside (hairs 2-branched, up to 250 µ total length). Corolla 10 ½ mm, tube 2 mm; midpetaline field 61,/2 by 3 mm, densely appressed-hairy (hairs 2-branched, up to 500 µ long); lobules 5 by 4-41,/2 mm, rather thick, with faintly visible venation, entire. Stamens inserted 1.2 mm above the corolla-base; filament 0.7 mm long, 0.3 mm broad at the base; anther 1.8 mm long, 0.7 mm broad, 0.5 mm thick, acute at the apex, slightly cordate at the base. Ovary 0.9 by 1.6 mm, rather densely hirsute; stigma conical, with 10 rather distinct ridges. Fruit unknown.
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