Morphological information

A small shrub 15 cm to 1 m high with erect stems up to 9 mm diameter, often curved at the base. Bark pale brown, slightly rough. Young shoots reddish brown with scattered scales. Leaves 1.5- 4.5 by 0.6-1.3 cm crowded towards the ends of the branches, oblanceolate or oblong lanceolate, acute or rounded at the apex, more or less densely dotted on both sides with rounded scales, subsessile. Flowers 2.5- 3.2 cm diameter, bright red or majenta. Solitary or 2-3 together. Pedicels 1.3-2.5 cm long, scaly, the same bright colour as the corolla. Corolla tube 5mm long as broad as or broader than long, oblong tapering, upwards, prominently 5-ribbed, the tip clothed with pale yellowish scale and capped by the stout persistent curved style 3.8 mm long.

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Parts                          : Leaves.

Status                        : Vulnerable.

Medicinal                    : Leaves stimulant, yield a volatile oil, used in perfumes and incenses.