Rhizome ±spherical, c. 0.8-1 cm diam.; roots fibrous. Leaves annual, few, narrowly linear, 5-9 cm long, hairy, withering early; hairs c. 1 mm long. Stems perennial, to 30-40 cm long, densely hirsute at base, becoming hairy-ridged in upper parts; lateral branches dichotomously branched. Flowers single on branches c. 1-1.5 cm long; pedicels c. 2 mm long, articulated medianly. Perianth segments c. 8 mm long. Sepals narrowly lanceolate, c. 2 mm wide, mucronate. Petals elliptic, c. 3-3.5 mm wide; fimbriae 1-1.5 mm long. Stamens 6; anthers equal, slightly twisted, c. 4 mm long. Style erect, c. 4 mm long. Seeds ellipsoidal, 2 mm long, 1.5 mm diam.; aril pale straw-coloured.
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