Euchaetis intonsa I.Williams

Shrubs up to 400 mm tall forming a dense rounded bush if undisturbed, single stemmed at base. Branches fairly numerous, somewhat erect, smooth, glabrescent as the outer skin splits off, ashy grey. Branchlets numerous, erect, puberulous, reddened where exposed, fairly slender, well clothed with leaves, irregularly alternate. Leaves 4 mm long, 2.2-2.4 mm broad, smaller on branchlets, elliptic, sub-acute, sub-erect, alternate, sometimes 4-ranked on small shoots near the base of the plant; midrib prominent, gland-dotted, apex callused; abaxial surface sparsely pubescent mainly on the midrib; margins thick, sparsely ciliate, minutely gland-dotted; adaxial surface glabrous; petiole 0.5 mm long, adpressed, glabrous, pale. Inflorescence terminal, 3-4 nate, sessile; florets crowded, flowering simultaneously. Bract one to each flower, 2.7 mm long, 1.1-1.7 mm broad, oblanceolate, obtuse; apex thick, green, somewhat elevated; margins ciliate, translucent below; midrib prominent; abaxial surface sparsely pubescent, without gland dots. Bracteoles two, 2.5 mm long, 1 mm broad, oblong, obtuse; apex thick, green; margins ciliate; abaxial surface pubescent. Calyx lobes five, 2.6 mm long, 2 mm broad, oblong, asymmetrical in outline, conspicuous, purplish; apex elevated, obtuse; margins ciliate, broadly translucent, pinkish; abaxial surface thinly pubescent. Petals five, 3.8-4.2 mm long; limb 1.3-1.8 mm broad irregularly orbicular, pinkish, becoming recurved; claw 0.8-1 mm broad, strongly transversely bearded, ciliate above. Staminodes five, 0.1 mm long, vestigial, pale, minutely stalked, arising on the outside base of the disc. Filaments five, becoming 1.5 mm long, acicular, glabrous. Anthers five, 1 mm long, 0.7 mm broad, reddish-orange in colour with a minute spherical apical gland pointed inwards; thecae pointed at apex and base. Pollen 52 µ. long, 30 µ broad, oblong. Disc exceeds the ovary by a long way, level on top, bright green, exudes nectar. Stigma 0.6 mm diam., globose, capitate. Style becoming 1.3 mm long, glabrous, erect. Ovary 5-carpellate, 0.7 mm long, 0.6 mm diam., apices hemispherically obtuse with a few hairs at the sides. Fruit (from Williams 2238) 5-carpellate, 6.5 mm long, 4 mm diam., green, glabrous except for a few hairs on the margins and upper adaxial surfaces; horns ±1 mm long, erect, emarginate; apex bristly with very short hairs; style persisting. Seed 3.7 mm long including the white aril (0.7 mm long), 1.6 mm broad, black, shining.