Fruticulus compactus pulviniformis rigidus, 8 cm. altus, copiose ramosus, ramis erecto-patentibus, 2-3 mm. diam., ramulis erectis, saepius dense 4-6-foliatis, axillis gemmiferis. Folia fere patentia, demum subrecurva, spinescenti apiculata, supra plana, lateribus leviter convexis, carina cum marginibus conspicua subpellucida, prope apicem, oblique post apiculum, 1-dentata, dente erecto vel saepius recurvo, vix 1 mm. longo, levia glauca, pellucide viridi-punctata, 6-8 mm. longa, ad 3 mm. lata diametroque, vagina vera 1 mm. longa, linea exarata 2-3 mm. longa vel ultra. Flores solitarii meridie expansi, ad 2 cm. diam., pedunculis in vagina foliorum omnino inclusis 1.5 mm. longis; receptaculum elevatum, lateraliter subcompressum, prope apicem leviter constrictum, apice ad 5 mm. diam. Sepala 5, inter se fere aequilonga, 2 foliis exacta similia, interiora lanceolata apice tan turn leviter carina ta, membranaceo-marginata, 4-4.5 mm. longa. Petala 3-seriata, sat laxa, saepissime in 5 fasciculos disposita itaque corolla stelliformi, anguste linearia, superne leviter ampliata, acuta, rosea, interiora filiformia, ad 8 mm. longa, 0.5 mm. vel rarius fere ad 1 mm., lata. Stamina conico-collecta, staminodiis apice recurvis, pallide roseis, 5 mm. longis, circumdata, filamentis parce barbatis, pallide roseis, ad 4 mm. longis, antheris minutis pallidis, polline aureo; discus annularis crenulatus, fere 4 mm. diam. Ovarium supra subpentagonum convexum, apice subtruncatum, 5-lobum, stigmatibus 5, anguste subulatis setaceo-acuminatis, 4 mm. longis. Capsula generis, tubercula inconspicuo.
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