Tomentose perennial herb 20–90(–150) cm. high; hairs pointed, non-glandular; stem grey or brownish-grey below, grey-green above.. Leaves sessile or petiolate, blade lanceolate to ± rhombic, or ovate to subcircular, up to 12 cm. long, 4 cm. wide, cuneate at the base, margins dentate or dissected, velvety, grey or brownish green; petiole, if present, up to 2 cm. long, flattened and grooved above, not broadened at the base.. Inflorescence up to 15 cm. long; pedicels 1–2 mm. long, stout.. Calyx-lobes subulate to triangular-lanceolate, 4–8 mm. long, 1–1.8 mm. wide, connate at the base for 0.1–1 mm., tomentose without, also on lobes within.. Corolla pale, lemon or golden yellow or buff-orange-pink, tomentose without; tube 10–12 mm. long; lobes obovate, 5–7 mm. long, 2.8–3.5 mm. wide, mucronate (mucro 0.3–1 mm. long).. Episepalous stamens included, 1–2 mm. below the epipetalous stamens; epipetalous stamens barely protruding to 1.5 mm. included within the corolla-tube; anthers with apical glands ± 0.8 mm. in diameter, both whorls nearly the same size, oblong-ovate, 0.7–1.1 mm. long, 0.5–0.65 mm. wide.. Nectary scales linear-lanceolate, 2.5–3.5 mm. long.. Carpels linear-lanceolate, 6–8.5 mm. long, terminating in styles 1–2 mm. long.
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