Laxly branched shrub to c. 2 m. tall. Branchlets rather slender, glab. to very finely pubescent, length of internodes 2-6 × diam., lf-scars becoming inconspicuous and older branches smooth and grey. Lvs spreading, c. 2-2.5 cm. × 4-7 mm., narrow-oblong, subcoriac., rather dull yellowish green, not darkening greatly on drying; lf-bud without sinus, the lamina only slightly narrowed to base where two lateral nerves often appear; lamina narrowed rather abruptly to subacute tip, entire, glab. except for minute pubescence on upper surface near base and on upper margin. Infls lateral, simple, c. 2 × lf-length; peduncle short, finely pubescent. Bracts < 1 mm. long, ciliolate, us. much < pedicels. Calyx-lobes 1-1·5 mm. long, broad, obtuse, ciliolate on pale membr. border. Corolla white, tube c. 3 mm. long, narrow, hairy within, lobes < tube, rounded. Capsule ± erect, 4-5 mm. long, narrowly oval, flat and pale brown when mature, to 4 × calyx-lobes.

2n = 40, 80, 120

n = 60

n = 20

2n = 40

n = 20