Shrub much branched from base, 10-20 cm. tall; branches stout, woody, tortuous, black, closely scarred. Branchlets dark, glossy except for two us. well-defined pubescent lines; length of internodes us. = or < diam. Lvs spreading, 3 × 3 mm. to 7 × 5 mm. or larger where sheltered, broadly ovate, ± concave, thick, coriac., not shining, sts glaucous; lf-bud without sinus, lf-base very broad, us. > 1/2 lf-width; lamina glab., subacute, entire, margin thick; midrib obvious, especially towards tip and often forming keel there. Infls lateral, simple, to 2 cm. long; peduncle us. hidden, coarsely pubescent. Fls crowded, sessile. Bracts broad, subacute, fringed with cilia. Calyx-lobes broader than bracts, similarly ciliate. Corolla-tube not > calyx, lobes rather narrow. Capsule erect, rounded, pubescent, little > calyx.

n = 40

2n = 80

n = 40

n = 40

n = 20