Small tree, to 10 m. Axillary buds narrowly triangular to lanceolate, (2-)4.5-10(-11) mm long, more or less wrinkled; buds of second order rarely present. Petiole (6-)8-10(-12) mm. Leaf-blade 6-16(-22) by 2.3-5.5(-8) cm, apex cuspidate; above dark green, shiny; beneath green, secondary nerves 5 or 6 (or 7) pairs, in apical part forming an intramarginal nerve; glands few, 0.2 mm diam., basal glands sometimes present. Inflorescences branched or un-branched, up to 7 cm long; axes densely shortly hairy; in basal part flowers with 3 together; lower bracts (sub)opposite. Pedicel 1.5-2 mm, densely shortly more or less appressedly hairy. Sepals sometimes with tiny glandular spots; outer sepals 2.8-3.5 by 3.1-4.1 mm; inner sepals 4.3-5.6 by 3.1-4.2 mm. Petals pinkish, reddish white or pale yellowish and purplish, when dry orange, the longest one 10.5-11.5 mm; carina shortly and rather sparsely appressedly hairy outside; other petals more or less glabrous or sometimes sparsely shortly hairy outside in apical part. Stamens: filaments free or connate over 0.5(-l) mm, widened above base and with a knob-like, shortly (half-)appressedly hairy appendage at inner side, further glabrous; filament of lateral alternipetalous stamens hairy to base in two rows; anthers 0.6-0.9 mm long. Ovary patently hairy; style nearly glabrous to rather densely appressedly hairy; ovules 4. Fruit globular, c. 1.5 cm diam., ± shiny, brown, densely patently hairy; pedicel up to 3.5(-6) mm.
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