Erectum suffruticosum, ca. 35 cm. altum; partes herbaceae pallide glaucovirides vel interdum sublutescentes, papillis vix prominentibus, subopacis ovalibus; rami primaii lignosi, ad 1.3 cm. diam., secondarii in cultis ad 60 cm. vel ultra elongati, subtetragoni, internodiis 1-2 cm. longis, inferne foliis primariis cum gemmis axillaribus marcescentibus onusti, cuticula griseo-brunnea roseosuffusa; folia alterna vel subopposita, rarissime opposita sed tamen vagina nulla, dorso rotundata, supra concava, lat. visa e medio leviter attenuata, subacuta, ad 5 cm. longa, 5 mm. lata, 4 mm. diam., saepius 3.5 cm. l., 4 mm. lata; ramuli floriferi saepius 8-16 cm. longi, floribus laxe quasi paniculatis, pomeridianis vel vespertinis, ad 2.4 cm. diam.; pedunculi saepius ad 2 cm. longi, 3 mm. diam., apicem versus subincurvati; receptaculum in pedunculum abeuns, 6 mm. longum, 7 mm. diam., tubo 0.5 mm.; sepala 5, acuta, nunc 0.7-0.9 cm., nunc 1-1.4 cm. longa; petala externe visa 3-4-seriata, interne 1-2-seriata, obtusa vel acuta, externe pallide salmonea, interne alba vel pallide rosea, ad 1.2 cm. longa, 0.5-1 mm. lata; staminodia extima petalis parum breviora; stamina 0.2-1 cm. longa, filamentis albis, antheris pallidis; fossae nectariferae conspicuae; ovarium per 1 mm. elevatum, angulis subcompressis; stigmata gracilia, superne attenuata, inferne interne papillata, aurea, ad 6 mm. longa.
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