Pharnaceum thunbergii Adamson

Glabrous, prostrate or sprawling. Stems many, up to 60 cm long, branched especially in the upper parts, very slightly woody at the base, with internodes 1.5-5 cm long. Leaves in whorls of 6-8, oblong or narrowly obovate, 1.5-2.5 cm long, 0.5-0.7 cm wide, acute, distinctly narrowed to the base but not petiolate, thin, the midrib clearly visible below. Stipules 2 mm long and about as wide, cut into narrow strips or coarse threads. Inflorescences axillary, ascending, with 3-8 flowers. Peduncles slender, 2-3 cm long. Inflorescence branches 1 or 2, zigzag, pseudoracemose. Pedicels slender, 0.4-0.6 cm long. Perianth segments 3-4 mm long. Disc small, of 5 obtuse usually white lobes. Stigmas short, stout. Fruit rounded, slightly shorter than the perianth. Seeds black, shining, with a distinct border.