Shrubs evergreen, epiphytic, 0.5–1.2 m tall, many branched. Twigs rounded, densely grayish pubescent, glabrescent; bud scales inconspicuous. Leaves dense; petiole 1–2 mm, pubescent; leaf blade elliptic, obovate-elliptic, or obovate-oblong, 0.7–1.7 cm × 4–8 mm, leathery, abaxially glabrous, adaxially drying rugose, sparsely pubescent or only puberulous on midvein, secondary veins ca. 3 pairs, ± ascending, secondary and fine veins conspicuous abaxially only, base cuneate, margin revolute, with inconspicuous obtuse teeth in upper part, apex obtuse to rounded. Inflorescences often pseudoterminal, racemose, 1.5–3 cm, glabrous, 6–15-flowered; bracts caducous, broadly ovate, 5–6 mm. Pedicel 3–4 mm, glabrous. Hypanthium ca. 1.5 mm, glabrous; calyx limb divided to 2/3; calyx lobes broadly triangular, ca. 1 mm. Corolla light purple to rose-pink, urceolate, ca. 4 mm, glabrous; lobes erect or reflexed, ca. 0.8 mm. Filaments ca. 1 mm, hairy; anthers ca. 3 mm, thecae with 2 spreading spurs; tubules ca. as long as thecae. Berry 10-pseudoloculed, black or black-purple, ca. 6 mm in diam. Fl. May–Jun, fr. Jul–Oct.
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A small compact shrub. It grows as a neat round bush 60-90 cm high. The leaves are leathery and oval. They are 2 cm long by 5 mm wide. The leaves are crowded on the branches. They are glossy green. The young growth has red tips. The flowers are nodding and in groups of 9-15. They are waxy and urn shaped. They are a deep red colour. The fruit are round purple-black berries. They are 5 mm across.
It is a temperate plant. It is very hardy. It does best if there is a lot of rotting plant materials. It can grow as an epiphyte on old trees. It grows between 1,800-2,400 m above sea level. In Sichuan and Yunnan.
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