Rami decumbentes vel radicantes, ad 2.7 cm. longi, internodiis saepius ad l.5 cm. longis; folia adscendentia, supra superne convexula, carinata, carina obscure 1.3-denticulata, lateribus convexulis, lat. visa abrupte acuta vel obtusa vel oblique truncata, glauce viridia, punctis crebris, sat conspicuis, levia, 1-1.2 cm. longa, 3-4 mm. lata diametroque, vagina brevi, linea impressa nulla vel subnulla; bracteae basin sepalorum attingentes vel ultra; receptaculum medio leviter constrictum, 3 mm. longum, 4 mm. diam., cum pedunculo ad 5 mm. longo elavatum,; sepala 5, 4-5 mm. longa, exteriora compressa, ad 2 mm. diam., apice obliqua, carina obscure l-denticulata, interiors acuta; petala 3-seriata obtusa e medio superne leviter ampliata, purpureo rosea, 5-7 mm. longa, ad 0.75 mm. lata; staminodia recurvata rosea, ad 6 mm. longa; stamina conice conferta, ad 5 mm, longa, filamentis intimis basi vel parum supra papillatis, polline aureo; discus conspicuus crenulatus; ovarii lobi subdistantes, obtusi, per 0.5 mm. elevati, discum baud vel leviter superantes; stigmata anguste subulata, ad 4 mm. longa; capsulae lobi valde compressi, per 2 mm, elevati.
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Perennial, dwarf shrublet, up to 0.25 m high, stems decumbent, forming loose clumps. Leaves triquetrous, shortly united into a sheath around stem, glaucous, keel with 1 or 2 teeth, apex recurved, toothed, teeth prominent on younger leaves but becoming less so with age. Flowers solitary, deep pink. Flowering time May-Sept. Capsules 5-locular, covering membranes complete, closing ledges at distal ends, closing bodies small, hooked, expanding keels basally distant.
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