quite glabrous; twigs subcompressed; leaves obovate, tapering in the petiole, obtuse or subacute, with recurved margins, subcoriaceous, penninerved; panicle corymbose, trichotomous; limb of calyx cupshaped, with very minute, acute teeth. Closely resembling P. obovata in habit and in the size and form of the leaves, but well characterized by the calyx. Panicle 1–1 1/2 inch long. Calyx 1 line long, the teeth like a mucro. Tube of corolla 4 lines, the limb 2 lines long. Style one half longer than the corolla.
Distribution
SOUTH AFRICA Port Natal, Gerrard & M‘Ken, 1355. Dec. (Herb. D., Sd.)