glabrous; branchlets ascending, elongated, brown, slightly lenticellate, nearly 1 1/2 lin. in diam. 6 in. below the apex; leaves opposite or alternate, oblong, oblong-linear or linear, 1 1/2–3 1/3 in. long, 5–10 lin. broad, rounded at the apex, cuneate, obtuse or rounded at the base, rigidly coriaceous, glabrous, 3–5-nerved; petiole 1/2–2 1/2 lin. long; umbels axillary, solitary or fascicled, sessile or peduncled, 2–6-flowered; peduncle up to 5 lin. long; pedicels 5–6 lin. long; bract saucer-shaped with an ovate or oblong limb, dorsal margin 5/8–1 1/2 lin. long, strongly umbonate or keeled, ventral margin 1/6 lin. long; flowers pentamerous, polypetalous; receptacle obconical, 2–3 lin. long; calyx ascending, 1/2– 5/8 lin. long, truncate; corolla red or deep pink, strongly arcuate and clavate above in the bud; petals 2 1/2 in. long or less, claws inserted obliquely on the receptacle, 3 1/2–11 lin. long, with straight margins, interlocking by means of 4–8 (usually 5) pairs of very oblique folds which descend from the adnate part of the filament; limb reflexed shortly above the base and coiling into loose spirals, subspathulate-linear; filaments inserted at the apex of the claws, erect, curved in their upper part, about 1 in. long, tapering slightly upwards; anthers linear, 3 1/2–7 lin. long, not divided transversely; style without a double bend at the base; stigma capitate, 5/8 lin. in diam. null
