Folia paris inaequilonga vel demum subaequilonga, difformia, lat. visa brevius apicem versus gradatim angustatum ibique ad 5 mm. diam., acutum, alterum superne valde compressum ibique ad 8 mm. diam., carina, acuta, apice oblique truncato, apiculis erectis, supra plana, dorso inferne rotundata, saturate viridia, punctis crebris magnis prominentibus albis vel viridi albis, fere ad 4 cm. longa, medio latissima, ad 9 mm., vagina 5 mm. longa; flos sessilis; receptaculum clavate turbinatum; 1 cm. longum, ad 1 cm. diam.; sepala 5, acuta vel apice subulata, 0.8-1 cm. longa, basi 4-7 mm. lata, exteriora carinata compressaque, prope apicem ad 2 mm. diam., 3 late marginata; petala 5-seriata, obtusa vel intermedia emarginata, inferne leviter angustata, aurea, 0.9-2.1 cm. longa, ad 2 mm. lata; staminodia nulla; filamenta epapillata, aurantiaca, ad 5 mm. longa, antheris aureis; glandulae in flore unico 5 tantum visae; ovarium supra concavum, lobis inconspicuis; stigmata 4 mm. longa.
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Perennial, caespitose, dwarf shrublet, up to 0.03 m high, roots thickened, tapering. Leaves tapering gradually from a broad base towards pointed apex, not keeled, epidermis with dark green tannin cells. Flowers solitary, yellow. Flowering time May-Aug. Capsules reddish brown, woody, 7-10-locular, valve wings present, covering membranes present, closing bodies absent.
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