Branchlets glabrous to very sparsely puberulent. Leaves opposite; petiole 1.1-2.2 cm long; blade subcoriaceous, margin inrolled, elliptic, 3.9-10 by 2.2-4 cm, 2.5-3.2 times as long as wide, apex acuminate, base cuneate to obtuse, 6-9 pairs of secondary veins, not particularly distinct from tertiary venation, tertiary venation laxly reticulate; glabrous. Inflorescence of axillary cymes, 8.5-10 cm long; sparsely puberulent on upper parts; peduncles 4-6.2 cm long; pedicels 4-4.5 mm long. Sepals ovate, 1-1.3 by 0.6-0.7 mm, 1.4-2.2 times as long as wide, apex acuminate, sparsely puberulent. Corolla mauve, buds narrowly ovoid, lobes slightly overlapping, open corolla with erect lobes; tube 2.7-3.2 mm long, 2.3-2.9 times as long as sepals, 1-1.3 times as long as lobes; lobes oblong, 2.5-2.9 by 0.8-1.1 mm, apex acute to obtuse; glabrous to very sparsely puberulent outside, pubescent in throat to stamen insertion with downward pointing hairs. Stamens inserted at 1.9-2.3 mm from corolla base which is 0.5-0.7 of tube length; filament curved, pubescent, 0.6-0.7 mm long; anthers with spreading tails, 2.8-3.8 by 0.6-0.7 mm, 4.7-5.4 times as long as wide. Disk of 5 separate lobes, oblong, apex abruptly acuminate, 0.9-1.2 mm long. Ovary 0.7-1.1 mm long; style 2.3-2.5 mm long; style head 1.1-1.2 mm long. Fruit unknown.
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