Affinis, sed foliis sessilibus, basi ampliatis, saepius Iobatis, corollae tubo segmentis 2-3-plo longiore, et calycis segmentis cap-sulae valvas interdum rnulto excedentibus differt. Frutieulus ramosus, ramis suberectis vel patentibus rirgatis subangulatis, pilia patentibus vel crispulatis brevissimisque pube-scentibus, demum glabris, rubido-brunneis, internodiis saepius 0 x 4 cm. longis; folia fasciculata erecta, vel recurva, lanceolata vel linearia, acuta, marginibus revolutis vel incrassatis, saepius basin versus rigide ciliata, aliter glabra, primaria basi utrinque lobata, lobis obscuris vel bene evolutis, sursum falcato-curvatis, 0 x 5-1 cm. longa, basi ad 0 x 2 cm. lata; flores solitarii, in fasciculis subsessilibus; calycis tubus subglobosus, 0'15 cm. longus, segmentis erectis lineari-lanceolatis acutis ciliatis, 0 x 3-0-4 cm. longis; corollae tubus cylindricus, 1-1 x 6 cm. longus, 0-1 cm. diam., apice parnm dilatatus, segmentis patentibus lanceolatis, 0 x 5-06 cm. longis; stamina corollae tubo parum breviora, filamentis basi non dilatatis, antheris linearibus 025 cm. longis; cap-sula trilocularis, 0 x 2 cm. diam., valvis brevibus obtusis.
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Shortly hairy shrublet with erect or straggling branches to 30 cm. Leaves mostly in axillary tufts, narrowly triangular, rigid, margins slightly revolute. Flowers sessile in upper axils, often in pseudoracemes, hypocrateriform, tube elongate, blue to purple.
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