Apparently a woody plant, with long straight branches, subglabrous or slightly puberulous; internodes up to 5 in. long. Leaves opposite, spreading; petiole 3 1/2–5 lin. long; blade 1 1/2–2 1/4 in. in length and breadth, nearly circular, very shortly and obtusely apiculate, cordate at the base, very shortly velvety-pubescent on both sides, but more sparsely above. Cymes pedunculate, dichotomous or trichotomous, glabrous; peduncle 6–13 lin. long; branches 2–3 3/4 in. long, spreading, several-flowered; pedicels 3/4–1 in. long, rather slender, glabrous, except at the apex, which is rather densely pubescent and thickened under the calyx; bracts about 1/2– 3/4 lin. long, narrowly oblong, obtuse, densely pubescent with short spreading hairs. Sepals 1/2– 2/3 lin. long, 1/3– 1/2 lin. broad, ovate, obtuse, densely pubescent, recurved. Corolla reflexed, lobed almost to the base; lobes 3 1/2–3 3/4 lin. long, 1 1/4–1 1/3 lin. broad, linear-oblong, obtuse, narrowly reflexed along the margins, tomentose on the back, glabrous, on the inner face minutely ciliate on one margin. Corona none. Filaments of the stamens 1 lin. long, dilated at their basal third into a broad semicircular fleshy mass, above which they are filiform; anthers about 1 1/4 lin. long, linear-oblong, acute, adhering to the dilated apex of the style, connate at the tips.
