Shrub to small tree, 1-3(-5) m., with branched stems.. Young stems spreading-pubescent to tomentose or villous.. Leaves broadly elliptic to narrowly elliptic or rarely linear-elliptic, (6-)7-10 × (1-)2-4.2 cm., 2-5(-8) times as long as broad, usually ± rounded at base and apex, often tomentose or lanate when young, later with shaggy irregular appressed hairs, glabrescent at maturity, with a dull leathery texture.. Heads 6-7 cm. in diameter, bracts apparently not spreading horizontally nor deflexing at flowering.. Middle bracts 2-3 × 0.8-1.3 cm., obtuse to rounded, usually red, whitish tomentose when young but glabrescent in parts, usually remaining strongly ciliate at margins; inner bracts (3-)3.5-4.5 × 0.6-1 cm., like middle bracts in colour and indumentum, ± equalling the perianth.. Flowers 3.5-4.5 cm., at least the perianth-tip red or pink.. Perianth-base glabrous; claw villous outside with greyish hairs, glabrous or with hairs near margin at base inside; limb 9-11(12) mm., villous with greyish brown hairs.. Style glabrous.
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