Struthiola pondoensis Gilg ex C.H.Wright

Stem branched; branches at first pilose, soon glabrescent, finally rough with the projecting scars of fallen leaves; leaves ovate-lanceolate, acute, slightly contracted at the base, 4 lin. long, 1.3 lin. wide, ciliate on the margin; flowers in the axils of the upper leaves; bracteoles 2, lanceolate, 1.3 lin. long, 1 lin. wide, concave, densely ciliate; calyx glabrous outside; tube cylindrical, slender, 5 lin. long; lobes deltoid, acute, 1 lin. long, 0.75 lin. wide at the base; petals 8, half as long as the calyx-lobes, thick, surrounded by hairs slightly shorter than themselves; anthers oblong, 0.75 lin. long, obtuse; ovary oblong, compressed, glabrous; style filiform; stigma penicillate.