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Leaves mostly c. 5–16 (or possibly longer) × 0.8–1 mm, linear, the longer ones almost acicular, apiculate, ventral surface ± flattened, slightly grooved in median line, dorsal surface rounded, uppermost leaves reduced to small linear-lanceolate scales, all glabrous.
Flowers solitary at tips of ebracteate peduncles up to c. 15 mm long, racemosely to cymosely arranged on one plant, either ± sessile and arranged laxly and racemosely on delicate branchlets, or in very lax and rather irregular monochasial cymes.
Perianth pale creamy yellow; tube 0.6–0.8 mm long, external ellipsoid glands faintly visible; lobes 0.8–1.2 × 0.4–0.6 mm, oblong-lanceolate, ± obtuse, hood 0.25–0.3 mm long, margins inflexed.
Bracts 4 or 5 forming an involucre below the flower, 1.5–2 × 0.5–0.8 mm, narrowly elliptic-oblong, shortly apiculate, glabrous.
Stamens inserted at base of perianth lobes; filaments 0.3–0.5 mm long, nearly hidden by anthers; anthers 0.4–0.7 mm long.
Fruit 3.2–4 × 2.8–3.25 mm, grey-green or pale buff, strongly ribbed and reticulate.
Style 0.8–1.5 mm long; stigma reaching tip of hood.
Pedicels wanting.
