Humilis glabra; rami sat rigidi, decumbentes vel prostrati, 13 cm. longi visi, 3 mm. diam.; ramuli floriferi dense 4-6-foliati; folia mox patentia, lateribus leviter convexis, lat. visa superne baud angustata, fere truncata, carina 1-2-dcnticulata, apiculata, marginibus interdum 1-denticu-latis, levia glauca, ad 8 mm. longa, medio 3-4 mm. lata diametroque, vaginae linea impressa ad 4 mm. longa; flores diurni; receptaculum lateraliter subcompressum. cum pedunculo brevissimo ad 5 mm. longo, ad 5 mm. diam.; sepala subaequilonga, exteriora lateraliter compressa, ad 2 mm. diam., carina saepe 1-2-denticulata, interiora acuta, 4 mm. longa; petala 2-3-seriata, parum inaequilonga, saepe obtusa, inferne vix angustata, rosea ('pale mauve'), ad 7 mm. longa, 0.5 mm. lata; staminodia pallide rosea, staminibus confertis adpressa eaque bene superantia; filamenta exteriora rosea, interiora alba, prope basin papillata, ad 5 mm. longa, antheris pollineque aureis; discus crenulatus; ovarium conspicue lobatum, lobis subdistantibus obtusis, per 1 mm. elevatis; stigmata anguste subulata, longe attenuata, 3 mm. longa; capsula supra per 2 mm. elevata, lobis valde compres
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Perennial, caespitose, dwarf shrublet, up to 0.2 m high, stems decumbent. Leaves trigonous, shortly united into a sheath, keel with 1 or 2 teeth, glaucous, finely papillate. Flowers solitary, pink. Capsules 5-locular, valve wings absent, covering membranes complete, closing body triangular from above, expanding keels basally almost touching.
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