Shrub or small tree 1-4 m. high, the young branches arachnoid. Leaves shortly petiolate, the petiole 3-13 mm. long, arachncid, t1Je stipules subulate, ca. 6-8 mm. long, the blade ovate to elliptic, someidmes somewhat obovate, rounded to more or less cordate at the base, more or less long-acuminate at the apex, 2-11 cm. long and 1-7 cm. wide, chartaceous, the margins serrate to doubly serrate, somewhat rugose and sparsely puberulous above, densely puberulous to tomentellous beneath, 3-to 7-nerved at the base, the nerves prominent beneath. Inflorescences axillary or oppositifolious, biflorus, the peduncle 0.5-1. cm. long and arachnoid. Flowers scar-let, erect, actinomorphic, the pedicel 2.5-3 mm. long, minutely arachnoid, the bracts lanceolate to oblong-lanceolate, slightly inaequilateral, acute to acuminate, 7-13 mm. long and 1.5-3.5 mm. wide, the margins entire to subentire and ciliate, puberulous on both sides; calyx ca. 18-22 mm. long and 5 mm. wide, the lobes 5, rarely 4, triangular, acuminate, unequal and ca. 4-5 mm. long, membranous, shortly villous outside, villous near the top inside; petals spatulate, the claw provided above the base with 2 winged and fimbrillate appendages, the apex asymmetric and rounded, unequal, ca. 21-24 mm. long and 3-7 mm. wide, glabrous; gonophore ca. 27-35 mm. long and 1 mm. wide, sparsely puberulous, the hairs simple and glandular; stamens 10, the filaments in 5 groups of 2, each pair very slightly connate at the base, ca. 2.5-4 mm. long, the anthers 1.8-2.5 mm. long; staminodes 5, ca. 2.5-3.5 mm. long and 0.5 mm. wide; ovary somewhat spirally twisted, ca. 1.5 mm. long and 1 mm. broad, villous; styles free, coalescent near the apex, ca. 6 mm. long, villous on the lower half, the stigmas acute. Fruit spirally twisted, 2.2-3 cm. long and 0.8-1.1 cm. broad, glabrescent at maturity, the accres-cent gonophore 3-3.5 cm. long; seeds ovoid, 2-2.5 mm. long and 1.5-1.7 mm. broad, the testa slightly muricate.
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