Shrub 0.3-1.5 m tall. Leaves entire, linear to subterete, sometimes curved or twisted, 4-15 cm long, 0.9-1.8 mm wide; margins tightly revolute; upper surface villous to glabrous, sometimes granulose; lower surface obscure, with marginal grooves abaxial or lateral on midrib. Conflorescence axillary and cauline, simple, spreading to ascending, 3-6-flowered, umbelloid, opening uncertain; floral rachis c. 0.5 mm long, villous. Flowers abaxially oriented. Flower colour: perianth and style pinkish red to bright red. Perianth densely to sparsely villous outside, bearded inside; tepals independently recoiled. Pistil 18-23 mm long; ovary stipitate, villous; style either with an open indumentum of erect simple hairs, or glabrous except for scattered biramous hairs and with simple erect hairs in apical c. 4 mm; pollen-presenter lateral. Follicle ovoid-ellipsoidal, 11-13.5 mm long, villous.
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