Erect to spreading shrub to c. 1 m high, rarely more; young branches moderately to densely hairy. Leaves alternate to subopposite, oblanceolate or narrowly spathulate to spathulate, 1.5–4 cm long, 4–20 mm wide, mucronate, curved upwards, dull green, flat or convex above, moderately to densely hairy when young, glabrescent to sparsely hairy when mature; margins recurved. Flowers solitary in axils of scale-leaves or leaves; pedicels 1–3 mm long, erect, moderately to densely hairy. Tepals 10–12 mm long, apiculate to caudate, moderately hairy, terminal spine to c. 1 mm long; anthers yellow; ovary glabrous. Drupe ovoid, to c. 14 mm long, c. 10 mm wide, green, often streaked purple. Flowers summer.