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Leaves mostly paired but frequently in whorls of 3, 1.7–8.5(11) × 0.8–5(6) cm, elliptic, oblong or ± ovate, shortly pubescent above, velvety-woolly beneath with tangled appressed grey hairs which ± completely obscure the surface, but the main venation clearly evident when dry; petiole 4–7 mm long; stipules joined to form a short sheath 1.5–2.5 mm long, densely pilose within near the node, stipule appendages 2–3 mm long, subulate.
Corolla acuminate in bud; white, cream or yellow; tube 2–4.5 mm long, glabrous or with a few scattered hairs outside, with a ring of deflexed hairs inside; lobes 2.5–4 × 1–2 mm, triangular, apiculate.
Shrub or suffrutex 0.6–1.5* m tall, with slender stems from a woody rootstock, densely spreading-pubescent when young, becoming glabrescent; older stems covered with dark red-brown ± peeling bark.
Fruit black, didymous, usually only one per cyme developing, about 10 mm long and wide, 4 mm thick, crowned by calyx lobes; pedicel lengthening to 9 mm; pyrenes 2.
Cymes short, 1–5-flowered; peduncles (1)2–4 mm long and pedicels (0.5)2–6 mm long, both ± spreading-pubescent; bracts and bracteoles ± obsolete.
Calyx pubescent; tube 1–1.5 mm long, campanulate or globose; limb-tube very short; lobes 1.5–4 mm long, linear-lanceolate.
Anthers purple-brown, half exserted with rather distinct connective appendages.
Pollen presenter green, 1 mm long.
Style exserted c. 1.5 mm.
Ovary 2-locular.
