Herbs; stems densely multicellular tomentose with trichomes drying grayish brown. Leaves opposite, distributed along stems; petiole 2.5-3.5 cm, densely pilosulous; blade drying papery and brownish gray adaxially, ovate or oblong-ovate, 5-8.5 × 2.5-4.5 cm, sparsely strigose adaxially, pilosulous except multicellular tomentose along midrib abaxially, base shallowly cordate to subtruncate, margins entire, apex acute to obtuse; secondary veins 5-7 pairs; stipules subovate, 7-9 mm, villous. Inflorescences terminal, cymose, densely multicellular tomentose; peduncle ca. 1 cm. Flowers not seen. Capsules obconic, multicellular villous, together with persistent calyx lobes 9-10 mm. Fl. May, fr. Apr, Jan.
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