Shrubs, ca. 40 cm tall; branches glabrous or sparsely villosulous. Leaves generally isophyllous; petiole 1-2 cm, densely villosulous (var. anlongensis) or villous and sometimes with black glandular hairs at each side (var. multiciliata); blade drying membranous, elliptic-oblong or long elliptic, 12-17 × 5-7 cm, adaxially sparsely strigillose (var. anlongensis) or sparsely hirsute (var. multiciliata), abaxially densely villosulous at least along midrib and lateral veins (var. anlongensis) or sparsely hirsute (var. multiciliata), base cuneate, apex acute to shortly or long acuminate; secondary veins 14-18 pairs; stipules persistent, suborbicular or elliptic, 5-6 mm, obtuse. Inflorescences terminal, congested-cymose, several to many flowered; peduncle ca. 5 mm. Flowers sessile to subsessile. Calyx glabrescent; hypanthium portion obconic, ca. 2 mm; limb lobed nearly to base; lobes narrowly triangular, ca. 6 mm. Corolla yellow, tubular, outside glabrous; tube 10-13 mm (var. multiciliata) or 15-17 mm (var. anlongensis), sparsely villosulous inside; lobes triangular, ca. 3 mm. Berries unknown. Fl. Apr-May.
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