Shrub to 2 m. tall, the stem densely pubescent or hirsute; petioles 1-3 cm. long, pubescent like the stem; leaf-blades dark green, ovate or ovate-lanceolate, 5-9 cm. long, two-fifths to half as wide, acuminate, rounded or subcordate at base, pubescent on both sides, 5-nerved; panicle trichotomous from the base, broader than long, 1-2 din. wide, with linear bracts at each node; hypanthium cup-shaped, 3.5-4 mm. long to the torus; sepals oblong, rounded at the summit, about 1.5 mm. long; petals deep red, 6-8 mm. long; stamens isomorphic; filaments 13-18 mm. long; anthers oblong, 3-3.5 mm. long, each theca dehiscing by a longitudinal slit; style 15-25 mm. long; stigma capitate.
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