Branches elongated, slightly angular, very sparsely leafy, glabrous; upper leaves adpressed to the stem, linear, acute or subacute, 2-4 lin. long, about 1/2 lin. thick, fleshy, flat or slightly concave on the upper surface, glabrous; flowers in lax terminal corymbs about 3/4 in. in diam.; bracts much shorter than the flowers, linear-lanceolate, subacute, about 1 1/2 lin. long, slightly keeled, glabrous; bracteoles lanceolate or ovate lanceolate, less than half the length of the bracts; perianth 1 3/4 lin. long; segments broadly triangular-ovate, obtuse or subacute, 1 lin. long, with no distinct beard, but the margins thickly fringed all round with stout papillae; anthers exserted from the perianth-tube, 3/8 lin. long; style 1/2 lin. long, reaching nearly to the base of the anthers; fruits not seen.
Home