Perennials with branched underground tubers, rarely extensively branched, with one to several smooth branches (5-)20-40(-150) mm long with pale flakÂing bark. Leaves elliptic to obovate, (5-)8-15(-20) x 3-12(-16) mm, cuneate, acute, obtuse or truncate, somewhat dorsi-ventrally compressed and often slightly grooved above main vein, with a few scatÂtered hairs when young, glabrous later, green to pale brown with red striations. InÂflorescence a thyrse with l(-2) monochasia, each with one (rarely in cultivation more) flower(-s), glabrous rarely with a few papilÂlae; peduncle 15-40(-60) mm long, purplish brown; pedicels 4—12 mm long. Calyx 2-3,5 mm long, with a few club-shaped hairs or glabrous, green; lobes triangular-lanceolate, acute. Corolla glabrous outside; tube funÂnel-shaped, 7-10 mm long, inside with a few fine hairs where filaments are fused to tube, yellowish green; lobes 3-6 mm long, reÂcurved, violet, pink or rarely white. Anthers 0,9-1,2 mm long. Squamae oblong, 0,9-1,1 x 0,2-0,3 mm, usually more or less emargi-nate, slightly fleshy, pale yellowish green. Fig. 3:1.
