Hermannia holosericea Jacq.

Suffrutex 30-120 cm tall; stem erect, laxly branched from base, lower branches long and spreading, ascending; branches slender, at least new growth velvety grey-tomentose; branchlets numerous, short and slender. Stipules subulate to narrowly lanceolate, 2-8 mm long, velvety tomentose, early caducous. Leaves petiolate; Blade from narrowly oblong-cuneate to oblong-cuneate or suborbicular, 5-25 mm long, 2-10 mm broad, densely and finely tomentose on both surfaces, apex truncate or rounded, margins crenate in upper half or at apex only; petiole 1-10 mm long. Inflorescence of compound cymes, terminal on upper, ultimate branchlets; flowers sound and often crowded; peduncles and pedicels velvety tomentose; bracts linear-subulate to narrowly lanceolate, 1-3 mm long, velvety tomentose on both surfaces. Calyx about 3.5 mm long, stellate-tomentose without, tube turbinate, 5-10-ribbed, teeth up to 1.5 mm long, sinuses wide. Petals yellow, about 4.5 mm long, blade oblong, narrowed into a waist about midway where it is ciliate, lower third a claw with infolded margins. Stamens with oblong-elliptic hyaline filaments, 1.75 mm long, united at base and surrounding stipe of the ovary; anthers very shortly overlapping the filaments, ciliate. Ovary 1.5 mm long, stellate-tomentose; stipe 1.75 mm long, styles about 2.5 mm long, minutely pubescent. Capsule subglobose, stellate-tomentose, about 2 mm diam., surrounded by persistent calyx; stipe short, 0.5 mm long.