stems rather elongated, lax, decumbent, 1 1/2–2 1/2 in. long, about 1/2 in. thick, obtusely 6-angled, with subulate-pointed teeth 2 1/2–4 lin. long; flowers 3–4 together, successively developed; pedicels about 1 in. long, rather slender, purplish; sepals about 1/4 in. long, lanceolate-subulate, dingy green; corolla 1–1 1/4 in. in diam., dull green on the back, rich purplish-chocolate on the inner face, very smooth and shining on the basal 2/3 of the lobes, not shining elsewhere; lobes erectly spreading, 4–5 lin. long and nearly as broad, ovate, acuminate, with the sides but slightly folded back, glabrous on both sides, ciliate on the basal half with vibratile clavate purple hairs 2/3 lin. long; annulus about 1/3 in. in diam. and 1 lin. high, pentagonal, minutely puberulous; outer corona 2 1/2 lin. in diam., pentagonal, chocolate-red; inner corona-lobes dull orange-red. null