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Herbs or subshrubs. Stems: branches ± spreading. Leaves 2–6 cm; proximal stipules basally connate, distal distinct, green, lanceolate to ovate or elliptic, 4–10 mm; petiole 1–1.5 cm; leaflets 1–4.5 × 0.6–3 cm; awn between leaflets linear or lanceolate, 1 mm. Pedicels 4–10 mm. Flowers 6–7 mm diam.; sepals ovate to elliptic, 5–7 × 3.5–5.5 mm, margins white; petals obovate, 7–8 mm; stamens exserted [included], 11–12 mm; filaments red-orange, ± linear, basal scales red-orange, apex notched; anthers red-orange. Capsules 1–3.5 × 0.4–0.5 cm; style threadlike, to 7 mm. Seeds 2–3 mm.
A hairless perennial herb. It has erect stems 1 m tall. The leaves have 2 oval fleshy leaflets. The leaf stalk extends beyond the leaflets. The flowers are white with an orange centre. They are 9-11 mm across and occur singly in the axils of the upper leaves. The petals are oblong and longer than the sepals. The fruit is a capsule which hangs down. It is cylinder shaped and 20-35 mm long.
