Shrubs with overhanging branches. Stems with a dense, long persistent indumentum, prickles not many, curved, up to 3 mm. Leaves broadly ovate to suborbicular in outline, 7—15(—19) by 7-15(-17) cm, distinctly 5-to 7-lobed, base deeply and sharply cordate, margin rather evenly serrate, apex usually acute, coriaceous, nervation 5-palmate, the lowermost main nerves pedately nerved, venation reticulate, nerves and veins impressed above and surface distinctly bullate between them, densely hairy above, lower surface with a dense felt of long, curly hairs all over and with many long, patent hairs on nerves and veins, distinctly two-coloured. Petiole 1.5-6(-8) cm long. Stipules rather persistent, pinnatipartite to digitate-pinnate, 15-18 by 12-18 mm, the lobes 0.5-1.5 mm wide, hairy outside and on margins. Inflorescence a large thyrse, 20-25 cm long, with up to 12 cymose laterals in the axils of normal or smaller leaves or bracts, the laterals up to 3 cm long, with 2-4(-10) flowers. Bracts pinnatifid, large. Pedicels up to 1 cm long, hairy. Flowers bisexual, the flower buds ovoid. Hypanthium cupular, 6-10 mm across, densely hairy outside. Sepals recurved at the top during anthesis, triangular, 7-10 mm long, outer ones 4-8 mm wide, the not-covered margins long-dentafe, inner ones 3.5-6 mm wide, entire, indumentum outside as hypanthium. Petals suborbicular, 5-6 by 5-5.5 mm, clawed, the margin undulating, white. Stamens 100-200, filaments up to 5 mm, glabrous, anthers 0.5-0.8 mm long, with long hairs on top. Pistils 60-80, ovary glabrous, the style up to 7.5 mm long. Collective fruits not seen. Fruits 2-3 mm long, the colour unknown.
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