Multi-branched shrubs, sometimes epiphytic, ca. 0.5 m tall; young shoots papillate, scaly; bud scales soon deciduous. Petiole 2–6 mm, scaly; leaf blade leathery, obovate or obovate-spathulate, 1.2–2.5 × 0.8–1.3 cm; base cuneate; apex rounded, sometimes retuse; abaxial surface pale yellowish green, scales 4–6 × their own diameter apart; lateral veins inconspicuous on both surfaces. Inflorescence terminal, 1-flowered. Pedicel 0.5–1 cm, scaly; calyx lobes conspicuous, 1–2 mm, scales present, sparse; corolla campanulate, golden, 0.8–1 cm; tube ca. 3 mm; outer surface sparsely scaly; mouth hairy; lobes 0.6–0.7 cm; stamens 10, unequal; filaments hairy around the middle, glabrous below; ovary scaly, pubescent; style straight, shorter than corolla and stamens. Capsule narrowly cylindric, ca. 10 mm. Fl. Aug–Sep.
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