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Habit : | Shrubs ca. 4 m tall. |
Branches and branchlets : | Branchlets quadrangular with ferruginous hairs. |
Leaves : | Leaves simple, opposite, decussate; petiole 1 cm long, planoconvex in cross section, ferruginous hairy; lamina 5-8 x 2.5-4.5 cm, ovate, apex acute, base obtuse to subcordate, margin entire, coriaceous, dark green above, paler beneath, densely tawny - bristly on both upper and lower surfaces; midrib canaliculate above; 5-7 nerved at base. |
Inflorescence / Flower : | Inflorescence terminal, 4-6 flowered; flowers purple; hypanthium urceolate, 1.5 x 1.4 cm, with tufts of wooly bristles. |
Fruit and Seed : | Capsule urceolate; seeds numerous. |