Climber, branches densely short-sericeous, older ones subterete, with rather many orbicular lenti-cels. Leaves coriaceous ovate to elliptic, 9-15 by 5½-9 cm, 5-7-nerved; obtuse, short-acuminate at the apex, obtuse at the base; densely short-sericeous, soon glabrescent, with slightly sunken midrib and nerves and faintly sunken to indistinct venation above; densely short-sericeous (indumentum late caducous), with slightly prominent nerves and faintly to slightly prominent venation beneath. Petiole 15-25 mm. Inflorescences axillary, towards the apex of the branches passing into terminal, (2½-)4-25 cm, 10-80-flowered. Pedicel 2-3 mm. Sepals 1 & 2 broad-ovate, 4.3 by 3.8 mm, 4 & 5 transverse-oval, 3.4 by 4.2 mm, rather densely strigose outside (hairs 2-branched, up to 250 µ total length). Corolla white, 9 mm, tube 3 mm; midpetaline field 5 by 2.8 mm, densely strigose (hairs 2-branched, up to 900 µ total length); lobules 3-3.5 by 1.8-2 mm, rather thick, without distinct venation, slightly crenate at the margin. Stamens inserted ca 1.4 mm above the corolla-base; filament 0.5 mm long, 0.4 mm broad at base; anther 1.8 mm long, 0.9 mm broad, 0.7 mm thick, acute at the apex, slightly cordate at the. base. Ovary 1.7 by 1.3 mm, rather densely strigose; stigma conical, with 5 distinct ridges. Fruit unknown.
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