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Flowers up to 8 cm. in diam., yellow with dark purple or red centre, solitary, axillary, forming terminal racemes by reduction of the upper leaves; peduncle up to 3 cm., long, tomentose, articulated from near the middle to almost at the base.
Calyx up to 15 mm. long, tomentose and setulose outside, appressed-pilose within; lobes ovate to triangular, joined at the base for 5–7 mm.
Erect perennial herb up to 1·5 m. tall; stems tomentose, sparsely setose and often somewhat glandular.
Petals up to 4 × 3·5 cm., obliquely obovate, tomentose outside where not overlapped, glabrous inside.
Capsule up to 10 mm. in diam., broadly ellipsoid to subglobose, tomentose.
Staminal tube c. 20 mm. long; free parts of filaments 1–1·5 mm. long.
Epicalyx of 7–9 bracts; bracts up to 8 mm. long, filiform.
Seeds 2 × 2 mm., angular-subreniform, sparsely lepidote.
Style-branches 1·5–2 mm. long (perhaps immature).
