Shrubs, 3–10 dm. Stems erect to ascending, ?often dying to ground annually?, rarely branched. Leaves: petiole 4–15 mm; blade obovate to ovate, 2–8 × 1–3(–5) cm, membranous, base acute, margins usually coarsely serrate in distal 1/4–1/2 with secondary and tertiary teeth, ?teeth rounded or nearly entire with 1–2 teeth near apex, number of primary and secondary serrations 0–1 times number of secondary veins (excluding inter-secondary veins)?, venation pinnate cladodromous, secondary veins not prominent, apex acute to obtuse, surfaces glabrous. Inflorescences mostly terminal, corymbiform, 5–8 × 3–10 cm ?height 0.5–1 times diam.?; branches ?rarely in axils of leaves?, glabrous or sparsely pubescent. Pedicels 0.5–4 mm, glabrous or sparsely pubescent. Flowers 4–6 mm diam.; hypanthia hemispheric, 0.5–1 mm, abaxial surface glabrous, adaxial glabrous or glabrate; sepals triangular, 0.5–1.1 mm; petals white, orbiculate, 1–2 mm; staminodes 10–12; stamens 18–24, 2 times petal length. Follicles oblanceoloid to ellipsoid, 2–2.5 mm, glabrous or sparsely pubescent.
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