Plant monocarpic; caudex small. Flowering stems erect, branching from base, 15–25 cm high. Internodes 1 or 2. Basal leaves oblanceolate, 30–40 mm long, 8–12 mm wide. Stem leaves obovate or ovate to ±lanceolate, 20–30 mm long, 8–12 mm wide, obtuse to subacute. Terminal inflorescence (1–) 6–9 (–12)-flowered; pedicels (1–) 1.5–2.5 (–4) cm long, not subfiliform. Flowers (4-or) 5-merous, c. 2 cm diam. Calyx lobes broadly lanceolate, 3.5–5 (–6) mm long, ±smooth marginally, acute. Corolla white, strongly tinged violet outside, with colourless or grey-violet veins; tube 3.5 mm long; lobes 8–9 mm long. Stamens (4 or) 5; anthers 1.8–2 mm long. Ovary c. 6–8 mm long, with c. 60 ovules; stigmas c. 0.5 mm long. Capsule to 13 mm long. Seeds broadly ovoid, 0.8 mm long, pale orange.
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