Leaves sessile; lamina (25) 30–80 (115) × (6) 10–25 (30) mm., lanceolate or oblong-elliptic, acute or subacute at the apex, narrowed to a clasping base, with several pairs of secondary veins and a reticulation of tertiary veins visible on both surfaces, with translucent glandular dots (or dashes in the uppermost leaves) between the veins, and dark marginal dots.
Petals (1·2) 2–2·5 (3·5) cm. long, about 5 times as long as the sepals, bright yellow, usually with a varying number of dark marginal dots (often few).
Sepals ovate (more rarely ± lanceolate), acute or obtuse, with marginal (sessile or fringing) dark glands and submarginal dots or streaks.
Young stems terete, older ones becoming woody, sometimes ± flattened near the inflorescence.
Ovary 5-locular; styles 5, united ± to the apex, 9–11 mm. long.
Androecium of 5 stamen fascicles each with c. 45 stamens.
Flowers in few-to many-flowered terminal corymbose cymes.
Shrub or small tree 0·6–5 m. high.
Fruit capsular, 5-valved.