Whole plant short-tomentose, with the exception of the upperside of the leaves which is sparsely pubescent. Twigs ± eglandular. Leaves ovate-oblong to oblong, base rounded, truncate, or sub-cordate, apex acute or acutish, margin tending to recurve, texture tending to be bullate by impressed nerves and reticulations, 3-6 by 1½-3 cm. Petiole ½-1 ¼ cm. Inflorescences lateral, condensed, ±7 7-flowered or at the end of twig multiflorous, provided with reduced leaves, exceeding the leaves, on 1-2 cm long stalks; cymes ± sessile or some mm peduncled. Bracts linear, as long as or longer than the ovary, rarely subspathulate. Bracteoles sub-orbicular, 1 mm, hairy. Calyx-lobes narrow-triangular, hirsute, shorter than the ovary. Corolla 4-5 cm, pubescent, lobes ± as long as the slender tube, provided with capitate glandular hairs; apex of the upper lip split for 1/5 of its length, lobes ovate. Style glabrous. Stamens only sligthly hairy towards the base.
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For description see under species complex. Distinguishing characters for this species are as follows: Stems grayish pubescent or glabrous. Leaves abaxially glabrous to pubescent without large sessile orange glands. Ovaries densely to sparsely hirsute or glabrous. Berries black. Fl. Mar-May, fr. Aug-Oct.
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