Shrub or small tree, up to 5 m, 10 cm dbh. Twigs very densely patently hairy. Axillary buds narrowly triangular, (1.5—)3—5 mm long, basally thickened. Petiole c. 5 mm, densely hairy. Leaf-blade (6-)10-20 by (1.5-)2.5-9 cm, base cordate to rounded-attenuate, rarely cuneate, apex acutish; above green, midrib slightly sunken to flat; beneath glaucous-papillose, more or less densely hairy all over or only on nerves, secondary nerves (5 or) 6 or 7 pairs, not or only in apical part forming an intra-marginal nerve; glands numerous, scattered, c. 0.1 mm diam. Inflorescences unbranched, shorter than the leaves, often curved downwards; axes sparsely minutely hairy (hairs up to 0.2 mm long); in basal part flowers with 3 together. Pedicel 2.5-5 mm, minutely densely hairy (hairs up to 0.2-0.3 mm). Sepals rather densely minutely hairy outside (hairs 0.1 mm), subglabrous inside, often with tiny, rather indistinct glandular spots; outer sepals 1.8-3 by 2.1-2.6 mm; inner sepals 2.7-4.3 by 2.7-3.5 mm. Petals (light) purple to rosa-violet, when dry orange-red, ciliate at base and apex, further glabrous, the longest one 11 —12(—"14?) mm. Stamens: filaments free or 0.4 mm connate; anthers 0.9-1.4 mm long, glabrous to shortly hairy at base. Ovary subsessile or c. 1.5 mm stipulate, patently hairy; style glabrous in apical half; ovules 8-14. Fruit globular, 1.2-1.5 cm diam., usually with remnant of style, hairy; pericarp thin; pedicel curved.
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