Erectum, 10 cm. altum; rami patentes vel adscendentes, 2 mm. diam., papillis rotundatis, sine setis, cum aetate albis induratisque; ramuli floriferi cum flore 4-5 cm. longi, ad 2 mm. diam., saepe 6-10-foliati, internodiis 2-7 mm. longis; folia adscendentia, fere teretia, 1.6 cm. longa, ad 5 mm. diam., vagina ad 1.5 mm. longa, papillis magnis rotundatis subopacis, ‘barba’ inconspicua, setis ad 1 mm. longis; pedunculi 2-3 mm. longi, in receptaculum clavatim ampliati; flores meridiani, pro genere fugaces, ad 3.2 cm. diam.; receptaculum cum pedunculo elongato-turbinatum, apice 7 mm. diam., medio leviter constrictum, infra sepala subgibbosum; sepala 5, inaequilonga, 5-7 mm. longa, membranis 2-3 amplis; petala 2-3-seriata densa, interiora pauca, exteriora subaequilonga, insigniter acuminata, interdum fere setaceo-acuminata, roseo-purpurea, ad 1.4 cm. longa, ad 1.5 mm. lata; staminodia longe attenuata pallida, stamina conico-conferta bene superantia, apicem versus laxe recurvata, 6-6.5 mm. longa, glabra vel parce papillato-ciliata; filamenta ad 5 mm. longa, interiora medio papillata alba, antheris pollineque luteis; glandulae distantes; ovarium per 1 mm. elevatum, lobis distantibus obtusis; stigmata ovato-subulata, 2.5 mm. longa. Fl. hort. Nov.-Dec. 1928 et 1929.
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Perennial, dwarf shrublet, up to 0.4 m high, stems upright, many, leaf scars prominent on nodes, pedicels also persistent on stems, roots fibrous. Leaves subcylindrical, glaucous, upper surface flat to grooved, acute towards apex, bladder cells domed without papillae, diadems radiating, indistinct, cup-cells orange-yellow, bristles orange-yellow. Flowers solitary, deep purplish pink. Flowering time Aug.-Nov. Capsules 5-locular.
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