Small, much-branched erect shrubs, (0.2–)0.8–1(–1.5) m tall. Petiole 1–5 mm, scaly; leaf blade ovate, oblong, narrowly elliptic to linear-lanceolate, (0.5–)0.7–1.5(–2) × (0.2–)0.3–0.5 (–0.9) cm; base cuneate; apex obtuse, rarely mucronate; abaxial surface scales contiguous to overlapping, uniformly fawn or golden-brown; adaxial surface pale green, matt, scales overlapping. Inflorescence 1(or 2)-flowered. Pedicel 1–3 cm, scaly; calyx lavender or yellowish red; lobes (2.8–)3–4(–5) mm, rounded to oblong, persistent in fruit, usually scaly, margin ciliate; corolla broadly funnelform, pale purple to blue-purple or yellow, (1–)1.3–1.7(–1.9) cm, tube 5–7 mm, outer surface not scaly, sometimes pubescent; throat pubescent; stamens 10, nearly as long as corolla, filaments pubescent towards base; ovary ca. 2 mm, densely scaly; style longer than stamens, with some scales near base, slightly pubescent. Capsule ovoid to cylindric, 4–5(–7) mm, densely scaly. Fl. May–Jul, fr. Sep–Oct.
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