Shrublet of 120 cm high. Branches terete, c. 5 mm ø, pubescent. Leaves chartaceous, elliptic, broad-elliptic, slightly obovate, or ovate, 23-34 by 11-23 cm; apex acuminate or acute; base rounded or obtuse in outline but cordate (sinus narrow, 0.5-0.75 cm deep, auricles overlapping or touching each other); glabrous above, sparsely pubescent beneath; basal nerves 2-3 pairs, starting almost from the insertion of the petiole, the inner one ascending upward to ½-⅔ of the blade, similar to the lateral ones, the outer 1 or 2 short and weak; lateral nerves 7 or 8 pairs, prominently elevated below, often flat but distinct above; veins scalariform, connected with loosely reticulate or straight veinlets, elevated beneath, obscure above; petiole very short or obscure, sometimes up to c. 5 mm, pubescent. Inflorescences in the axils of foliage leaves or their scars, spiciform, solitary or fasciculate, 3-5 cm long, pubescent; bracts lanceolate, elliptic, or oblanceolate, 3-15 mm long, pubescent. Pedicel and ovary 18-20 mm long, densely pubescent. Perianth pink or pinkish brown, cupular, 10-15 mm long, slightly contracted at the lower ⅓-½, almost orbicular in outline when open (10-15 mm ø), veins loosely reticulate, sparsely puberulous on both surfaces; tube short, terete, c. 5 mm long; lobes semi-orbicular, 5-10 by 11-15 mm, apex acute or cuspidate. Stamens in 3 whorls: upper row 5-8, middle 7-12, lower 12-16; filaments hairy, 0.5-1 mm; anthers oblong, c. 1.25 mm long. Style column c. 2 mm long, lobes 11-20, 1.5-2 mm, glabrous. Capsule (very young) siliquiform, 12 cm long, pubescent. Seeds flat (?).
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