slightly marked above or inconspicuous, slightly raised below, pubescent, primary domatia 
apparently present but inconspicuous (distinct tufts of hairs not present, but sunken areas 
sometimes evident); inflorescence (6.5) 7.5 - 12 (13.5) cm long, axillary to leaves, cymose 
paniculate, foliose bracts often present at main divisions, peduncle (2.5) 3 - 6 (8) cm long, 
pubescent, rachis pubescent or sparsely so, flower pedicel (2.5) 3 - 4 (5) mm long, glabrous; 
flower whitish, tepals 2.2 - 2.5 mm long, 1.1 - 1.9 mm wide, ovate to widely ovate, glabrous 
outside, densely sericeous inside, outer ones glabrous toward the upper margin, some red hairs 
present, stamens of whorl I & II 1.4 - 1.7 mm long, filaments sparsely pubescent ad and 
abaxially, sometimes glabrescent or only lower half pubescent, anthers ca. 1 mm long, glabrous 
ad and abaxially, or sparsely pubescent abaxially on connective, sporangia four, stamens of 
whorl III 1.4 - 2 mm long, filaments densely sericeo-tomentose ad and abaxially, few sparsely so 
abaxially, some red hairs present adaxially, anthers ca. 0.8 mm long, sericeo-tomentose adaxially 
on lower half, glabrous abaxially, sporangia two, but often one or two upper theace present but 
tiny or fused with the lower ones, glands 0.4 - 0.5 mm long, above filament base, short sericeous 
on adaxial surface at point of attachment, staminodes 0.9 - 1 mm long, filament densely sericeo- 
tomentose ad and abaxially, red hairs on adaxial surface, head 0.5 - 0.8 mm long, cordate 
triangular in outline, long sericeous on abaxial surface along median section and base, 
hypanthium 0.4 - 0.5 mm deep, glabrous outside, densely pubescent inside, red hairs present, 
sometimes abundant, pistil 1.9 - 2.2 mm long, glabrous, ovary 0.8 - 1 mm long, 0.8 - 1 mm wide; 
fruit 9 - 10 mm long, 6.5 - 7 mm wide, ellipsoid, cupule 3.5 - 4 mm long, 3.5 - 4 mm wide, 
pedicel 2 - 4 mm long, | - 1.2 mm wide, tepals partially persistent. 
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