Shrubs, 1–2 m tall. First-year shoots spreading, purple, densely scaly. Leaf blade leathery, ovate, 2.5–5 × 0.8–1.8 cm; base cuneate; apex acute; abaxial surface scales 0.5–1 × their own diameter apart, unequal, brown; adaxial surface deep green, sparsely scaly. Inflorescence terminal, umbellate, 2–5-flowered. Pedicel thin, purple, 1.8–2.5 cm, densely scaly; calyx rimlike, ca. 1.5 mm, scaly at base; corolla broadly funnelform-campanulate, white or pink, inside without spots, 1.5–1.8 cm; stamens 10, unequal, 2–2.5 cm, longer than corolla, filaments glabrous or pubescent below; ovary densely scaly; style 2.2–2.7 cm, longer than corolla, glabrous.
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