Leaves not markedly dissimilar where clustered on short shoots; petiole 1–3 mm. long; lamina usually linear, oblong-lanceolate or-oblanceolate, atypically obovate, 2–7.5 cm. long, 0.2–1.5(–2) cm. wide, basally cuneate, 3–5-nerved but venation often obscure.. Umbels 1–3, axillary, at nodes below or on short shoots, 3–7-flowered; peduncle (1–)3–9 mm. long; pedicels 4–11 mm. long.. Receptacle campanulate to urceolate, 2.5–4(–5) mm. long.. Calyx rim-like, 0.5–1 mm. long.. Petals separate, 2.5–3.5 cm. long; basal part below filament-insertion red, yellow or less often white or orange, S-shaped, 5–8 mm. long, with 4–5 paired folds inside; distal part normally red, atypically yellow, recurving, ± twisted, linear-spathulate above.. Stamens red; anthers 7–12 mm. long.. Berry red, ellipsoid or urceolate, 9–12 mm. long, 7 mm. in diameter, smooth.. Fig. 2/1–5 (p. 10).
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