Subshrubs or shrubs, with usually decumbent stems. Leaves ericoid. Inflorescences spike-like, composed of numerous solitary or paired axillary flowers along upper part of branches. Calyx tube glabrous; lobed above. Petals 8, fleshy, reddish. Stamens as many as the calyx lobes. Worldwide: 30 species in tropical and South Africa DRC: 2 taxa. |
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| Species | Botanical divisions | Content |
| scaettae Staner [End] | IX | Description |
| thomsonii Oliv. | IX | Description |