mm long, straight, appressed; petiole (8) 10-13.5 mm long, 0.9-1.3 mm wide, sparsely pubescent 
to glabrescent, hairs as on twigs; leaf blades (3.5) 6-9.5 cm long, (1.5) 3-4.5 cm wide, ovate to 
elliptic, base obtuse, apex acute to acuminate, inconspicuously pubescent above and below, hairs 
straight, appressed, turning glabrescent with age, pinninerved, midvein impressed above, at least 
on the lower third, sparsely pubescent, strongly raised below, pubescent, secondary veins 5-7 (8) 
pairs, rather flat above, glabrescent to glabrous, slightly raised below, sparsely pubescent to 
glabrous, tertiary veins flat above and below, glabrous, primary domatia present, 3-4 pairs, 
concave below, slightly to conspicuously ampullose above, hairy, hairs striaght, spreading to 
parallel to leaf blade, raising mainly from the vein walls; inflorescence 3-4.5 (7) cm long, mainly 
axillary to deciduous bracts on short axillary branches or at the base of developing season 
branches, less often single and axillary to leaves, peduncle 0.5-1.5 cm long, conspicuously 
pubescent, rachis pubescent, flower pedicel 2.3-3.3 mm long, pubescent; flowers urceolate, tepals 
2.2-2.8 mm long, 1.4-1.8 mm wide, ovate or elliptic, pubescent outside, sericeous inside, stamens 
of whorls I & II 1.7-2 mm long, filaments sericeo-villose adaxially and (sparsely so) abaxially, 
anthers ca. 1 mm long, sericeo-pilose adaxially on lower half of connective, sporangia four, 
introrse, stamens of whorl III 1.9-2.1 mm long, filaments sericeo-villose adaxially and abaxially, 
anthers ca. 0.7 mm long, sericeo-villose adaxially, glabrous abaxially, sporangia two, latrorse- 
extrorse, glands 0.4-0.6 mm long, on filament, close to middle part, sericeous adaxially, glabrous 
abaxially, staminodes 1.4-1.6 mm long, filament sericeo-villose adaxially and (densely so) 
abaxially, head 0.8-1 mm long, triangular ovate in outline, sericeous adaxially on center, sericeo- 
villose abaxially, mainly on lower half, hypanthium 0.3-0.5 mm deep, pubescent outside, 
sericeous inside, pistil 2.4-2.6 mm long, ovary ca. 1.3 mm long, 1 mm wide; fruit not known, 
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