Undershrub, creeping below and rooting, then ascending, up to 30 cm high. Branches subterete, c. 3 mm ø, puberulous, glabrescent. Leaves chartaceous, 4.5-8 by 2.5-4.5 cm; apex acute or obtuse; base rotund or obscurely cordate; sparsely pubescent on both surfaces; basal nerves 1 or 2 pairs, usually thinner than the lateral ones, ascending upward to about halfway; lateral nerves 4-6 pairs, slightly elevated below, distinct or faint above; veins crossbar-like and loosely reticulate, distinct or faint below, obscure above; veinlets obscure; petiole 2-3 mm, pubescent. Inflorescences axillary, in the axils of fallen leaves near the basal part of the stem, spiciform, simple or once branched, 1-3 cm long, puberulous; bracts linear, 2-5 mm long, densely puberulous on both surfaces. Pedicel and ovary 4.5-5 mm long, densely puberulous. Perianth cream colour, cupular, 6 mm long, with loose reticulations; tube 3 mm long, densely papillate inside; lobes subrotund or triangular, 3 by 3.5 mm, sparsely puberulous inside, apiculate at the apex. Stamens in 2 whorls: upper row 3, lower 6; filaments glabrous, 0-1 mm; anthers oblong, c. 0.5 mm long. Style column 1.25 mm long; lobes 2 or 3, c. 0.5 mm. Capsules unknown.
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