Shrubs, sometimes epiphytic, 1–3.5 m tall; old branches gray, less scaly; young shoots green, thin and long, sparsely brown or brownish red scaly. Petiole 5–13 mm, sparsely scaly; leaf blade oblong-elliptic or obovate-elliptic, 7–12 × 2–4.5 cm; base narrow to rounded; apex obtuse, acute, apiculate; abaxial surface pinkish green, scales less than, or 1–4 × their own diameter apart, unequal, reddish brown; adaxial surface sparsely scaly; midrib flat raised abaxially, slightly concave adaxially; lateral veins 8-paired, thin, inconspicuous on both surfaces. Inflorescence terminal, umbellate, 2-or 3-flowered. Flowers fragrant. Pedicel ca. 1 cm, densely scaly; calyx undeveloped, circular, densely scaly; corolla broadly funnelform, white tinged with pale red, ca. 7 cm, tube gray-white-pubescent; stamens 10, unequal, half as long as corolla lobes; filaments pubescent below; ovary 6-locular, densely scaly; style as long as corolla, sparsely scaly below. Capsule cylindric-ovoid, 15–20 mm, densely brown-scaly. Fl. Apr–May, fr. May–Nov.
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A shrub. It can grow attached to other plants. It grows 1-4 m tall. The young shoots are green and thin and long. The leaves are narrowly oval and 7-12 cm long by 2-5 cm wide. They are pinkish green underneath. The flowers have a scent. They are funnel shaped and white with a tinge of red.
It is a temperate plant. It grows amongst rocks and trees between 1,300-1,900 m above sea level. In Yunnan.
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