Shrub, spreading, well branched, to 1 m. or so; twigs rusty tomentose with short dendritic hairs. Petiole 2–5 mm. long; lamina thinly coriaceous, reddish green above, oblong-elliptic to oblong-obovate, 3–6 cm. long, 2–3 cm. wide, rounded at the apex, shortly cordate at the base, rusty tomentellous beneath; lateral nerves 6–8 pairs, sometimes obscure. Spikes axillary and at older nodes, with 4–6 paired flowers on an axis 7–15 mm. long; bract ovate to obovate, concave, 2.5–4 mm. long. Receptacle 3 mm. long, hirsute; calyx tubular, 3–4 mm. long, ciliate. Corolla 4–4.5 cm. long, dull yellow beneath a covering of rusty hairs, with a band of red at slits in late bud; hairs mostly subsimple, 2–3 mm. long; bud-tip scarcely swollen; tube 16–19 mm. long, with a short V-slit, the lobes ± coherent opposite; basal swelling slight; lobes erect to weakly spreading, linear, the upper part only slightly expanded. Filaments pale yellow, inserted ± 6 mm. above the base of the lobes, articulate ± two-thirds of the way up, the upper part slightly thickened, coiled at anthesis and tending to break off; anthers 2.5 mm. long; connective-appendage minute. Berry not seen. Fig. 15/8–11.
