branches woody, divaricate, pubescent when young; leaves ovate, entire or repand, thick, up to 2 in. by 1 in., glabrous, attenuate into a petiole 4 lin. long; flowers solitary, or 2–3 together; pedicels 9 lin. long, sparingly pilose, cernuous, slightly thickened at the apex; calyx campanulate, 3 lin. in diam., pilose outside; lobes ovate, obtuse; corolla 5-partite, villous inside the tube, 10–11 lin. in diam.; lobes ovate-lanceolate, obtuse; stamens half as long as the corolla; filaments 1 1/2 lin. long; anthers oblong, yellow, 2 lin. long, dehiscing by slits near the apex: ovary conical, glabrous; style filiform, twice as long as the stamens; fruit subglobose, 5 lin. in diam. null
