A shrub about 1 ft. high, much-branched; branches 4-5 in. long, divided at the apex, pubescent when young; leaves linear-subulate, slightly concave on the upper surface, convex on the back, scattered, 5-6 lin. long, glabrous; flowers 2-3, terminal, scarcely as long as the bracts; receptacle pilose; calyx glabrous; tube 4 lin. long, narrowly funnel-shaped, articulated just below the middle; lobes ovate, acuminate, 1 1/2 lin. long, 1 lin. wide; petals 4, hyaline, lanceolate, 1 lin. long; upper stamens exserted on filaments 1/2 lin. long; ovary oblong, compressed, shortly hairy at the apex; style stout, as long as the calyx-tube; stigma capitate.
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