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Material of this species was not seen by the second author.
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- Missouri Botanical Garden, 4344 Shaw Boulevard, St. Louis, MO, 63110 USA
Description
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Shrubs spinescent. Branchlets opposite or subopposite, brownish, densely tomentose, apex spinescent. Leaves alternate or subopposite, dimorphic; petiole 2-3 mm, whitish tomentose; leaf blade thickly leathery, lateral veins 3 or 4 pairs, slightly impressed adaxially, margin slightly revolute; large leaves elliptic, 1.5-2.5 × 0.8-1.5 cm, abaxially tomentose, adaxially glabrous, margin sparsely dentate, apex rounded-obtuse or shortly acuminate; small leaves 1-1.5 cm × 3-6 mm, abaxially persistently densely tomentose, adaxially shiny, base cuneate, apex obtuse or acuminate. Flowers sessile, in spikes; rachis 2-7 cm. Calyx tomentose. Ovary tomentose. Fruit unknown. Fl. Jun, fr. unknown.
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- Missouri Botanical Garden, 4344 Shaw Boulevard, St. Louis, MO, 63110 USA
