Virgate shrub 0,3-0,9 m tall; stems ascending, branched, subglabrous to hispid. Leaves opposite or ternate, often fasciculate on short shoots, shortly petiolate; blade subcoriaceous, lanceolate-elliptic to ovate or obovate, 14-20 x 7—10 mm, subglabÂrous to pubescent, lower surface reticulate, gland-dots not obvious, apex acute to obtuse, base cuneate to obtuse, margin finely serrate to subentire; petiole 2—4 mm long. Inflorescence simple, 50—170 mm long; verticils 3—6 (—8)-flowered, 10—15 mm apart; rhachis finely glandular-puberulous; bracts ovate, acuminate, 5 — 8 mm long. Calyx 10—16 mm long at fruiting stage, puberulous. Corolla whitish to pale or deep mauve; tube narrowly cylindrical, straight, 20—35 mm long; upper lip erect, 5—7 mm long; lower lip concave, 6 mm long. Stamens exserted from the throat by 5—6 mm; upper 2 filaments attached near the base of the tube, pubescent below. Stigma shortly bilobed.
