Axillary buds 0.8-1.5 mm long, minutely hairy, glabrous. Petiole 3-4 mm. Leaf-blade 10-20.5 by 4-5.5 cm, base cordate to cordate-truncate, apex distinctly acuminate; upper side dull, greyish green, midrib prominent, nervation rather obscure; beneath greenish, secondary nerves 8-10 pairs, rather indistinct, forming an indistinct intramarginal nerve in upper part, venation rather obscure; glands numerous, 0.2-0.3 mm diam. Inflorescences unbranched or with one side-branch, up to 8 cm long; axes angular, orange, rather sparsely appressedly minutely hairy. Pedicel 4-4.5 mm, rather densely appressedly minutely hairy. Sepals: outer sepals 2.7-3 by 1.8-2.2 mm, with rather distinct glands; inner sepals 3.5-4 by 2.7-3.2 mm. Petals whitish tinged with rosa, when dry reddish orange, the longest one 13 mm; carina outside glabrous to rather sparsely patently minutely hairy near base, near apex very sparsely appressedly hairy, further glabrous; other petals glabrous. Stamens: filaments 0.3 mm connate; anthers 1-1.2 mm long, glabrous at base, cil-iate along slits. Ovary appressedly rather shortly brownish hairy; ovules 11. Fruit unknown.
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