A herb, 2–3 ft. high; the stem and nerves of the leaves more or less pubescent. Leaves up to 4 by 2 1/4 in., ovate-acuminate, base truncate or subcordate; petiole 1–2 in. long. Inflorescences 1 ft. long, compound paniculate; lateral panicles 3–4 in. long, loose. Perianth 1/10 in. long, white; segments elliptic, acute, fuscous, scarious on margins. Stamens of Celosia. Ovary very young; style hardly any, with 2 branches.
Distribution
Angola Lower Guinea Golungo Alto; outskirts of the forest in Sobato de Mussengue, Welwitsch, 6572!Congo South Central Dewevre, 230!