Branches slender, terete, regularly forked. Cataphylls a basal pair followed by 2 or 3 others, bifid at all internodes. Leaves ovate-oblong, scarcely cuneate to the rounded base, more or less abruptly acuminate, moderately leathery, obscurely 3-5-nerved, thickly cartilagineous-margined, 5-7 cm. long, 2-3 cm. wide; petioles nearly lacking. Spikes solitary, 5-6-articulate, 3-5 cm. long; peduncle 3-5 mm. long; joints lightly clavate, 5-8 mm. long, with about 10 flowers in 4 ranks. Fruits subglobose, 4 mm. long, the tepals inflexed.
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