Diffuse ramosa, sine odore piscis, ad 30 cm alta; partes herbaceae pallide glaucae, velutinae ob papillas molles albas, punctis viridibus sparsis magnis; rami nodis ad 1 cm diam., internodiis 2.5-3 cm longis; folia saepius adscendentia, crassa, inconspicue carinata, supra plana, lateribus convexis, lateraliter visa, apice obliqua, saepius obtuse 1-dentata, rarius integra vel obscure 2-3-dentata, 2-3.2 cm longa, ad 5 mm diam., linea, vaginali 2 mm longa; flores diurni, in sectione inter maxima, ad 3.2 cm diam.; pedunculus crassus, ad 2.5 cm longus, ultra bracteas per 8 mm exsertus; receptaculum brevissimum, apice 7 mm diam., in pedunculum gradatim transeuns; sepala 5 inaequilonga, 0.7-1 cm longa; petala in 5 fascicula disposita, saepius acuta, interne attenuata, nivea, ad 1.4 cm longa, rarius ad 1 mm lata; staminodia nivea, apicem versus spiraliter torta; stamina conico-conferta, filamentis niveis, ad 6 mm longis, medio vel inferne papillatis, papillis longis gracilibusque, antheris pallide stramineis; discus atroviridis crenulatus; ovarium supra e margine alte 5-lobum, lobis obtusis subdistantibus; stigmata 5, anguste subulata, medio, dorsale, leviter gibbosa, deinde setaceo-attenuata, ad 8 mm longa, stamina superantia.
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