Decumbent succulent perennial herb, with erect reddish usually pustulate branched stems, woody at the base, up to 30 cm. high.. Leaves alternate to subopposite, sessile, generally tightly clustered on sterile shoots, oblong to oblong-ovoid, 5–20 mm. long, 2–3.5 mm. broad, apex obtuse, often papillose, base shortly auriculate-peltate, upper surface concave, lower convex, succulent, reddish in exposed places, green in shaded places.. Inflorescence a terminal few-flowered corymbose cyme; bracts similar to the leaves but smaller; pedicels 1–4(–6) mm. long.. Flowers 5-merous.. Calyx-lobes united at the base for 0.5 mm., oblong-lanceolate, 2.5–6 mm. long, 1.5–2 mm. broad, apex obtuse and ± papillose, base spurred.. Petals united at the base for 0.2–0.4 mm., oblong-lanceolate to oblong, 4–6(–12 fide Raym.-Hamet (1957)) mm. long, 1.5–2 mm. broad, obtuse.. Stamens 10; antisepalous filaments 2.5–3 mm. long; antipetalous filaments inserted 1 mm. above the base of the petals, free for 1.5–2 mm.; anthers oval-orbicular, 0.6–0.8 mm. long.. Nectary scales oblong-ligulate, 0.8 mm. long, 0.4 mm. broad, shortly retuse.. Carpels 5, shortly united at the base for 0.5 mm., 5–6 mm. long; style 1 mm. long.. Seeds numerous, ellipsoid, ± 1 mm. long, finely tuberculate.
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