Erecta rigida glabra; ramus visas 20 cm. longus, ad 6 mm. diam., internodiis saepius 1-1.5 cm. longis, cuticula demum polita, pallide brunnea; ramuli hornotini 4-6-foliati, cum flore saepius 2-3 cmi. longi, internodiis quasi omnino vaginitis; folia lat. visa apice oblique truncata, carinata, carina apice saepius minute denticulata, punctis sat conspicuis, 5 mm. longa sine vagina quasi 3 mm., 3 mm. diam., linea impressa subnulla, vel ad 5 mm. longa sine vagina quasi 5 mm., linea impressa 1.5 mm. longa, medio ad 2.5 lata diametroque; pedunculus 5-8 mm. longus; receptaculum clavatum, 4-5 mm. longum, ad 5 ram. diam.; sepala 5, 4-5 mm. longa, basi 3-3 mm. lata, exteriora 2 carinata, infraque apicem saepe minute denticulata, 3 late marginata; petala exteriora 1-1-seriata, linearia, apicem versus leviter ampliata, obtusa vel subacuta, pallidissime rosea, ad 5 nun. longa, ad 0.75 mm. lata, interiora 3-seriata, in staminodia copiosa transeuntia; staminodia acuta, demum late recurvata, staminibus confertis aequilonga vel breviora, basi parce papillate ciliata; filamenta alba, ad 4.5 mm, longa, intima parum supra basin vel pa ruin infra medium papillata, polline aureo; discus quasi e glandulis 5 semilunatis crenulatis coalitis compositus; ovarii lobi substellatim patentes, circa marginem ovarii inconspicui, medium versus leviter compressi, altitudinem glandularum alba, superne purpurea, ad 4 mm. longa, interiora prope medium papillata, antheris pollineque sordide brunneo luteis; discus profunde crebreque divisus; ovarium e margine gradatim leviterque elevatum, altitudinem disci vix attingens, lobis inconspicuis, dorso complanatis; stigmata 5, e basi anguste subulata longe attenuata, 3.5 mm. longa; capsula 6 mm. longa, supra per 2-3 mm. elevata, lobis compressis, inter lobos apice concava, stigmatibus diu persistentibus, 6 mm., expansa 9 mm., diam., valvis patenti-erectis, carinis ad dimidium attingentibus, superne divergentibus, tuberculo magno.
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