Schlechteranthus inclusus (L.Bolus) R.F.Powell

Dense upright shrublets, to 100 mm tall. Branches to 8 mm in diameter; upper branches brown; leaves present along the branch, prominently stacked, with old black leaves remaining on branch. Leaves triquetrous, ovoid in outline; 4.0-11.0 x 3.0-3.5 mm; leaf pairs fused for % of length; mucro prominent; slightly velvety; green, often blackened at base. Flowers solitary, on central primary axis to 11 mm long, equal proportionally to capsule length, bracteoles persistent, present less than 0.25 way down axis, prominently cup-shaped, often holding capsule base; spines absent; filamentous staminodes few, forming an incomplete series around the stamens. Fruit 8-locular; top slightly convex, base funnel-shaped; 4.0 x 3.0 mm; closing rodlets conspicuous; valve wings absent.