Spreading to pendulous shrubs, virtually glabrous. Leaves linear to lanceolate or oblong, mostly 8–20 cm long, 7–20 mm wide, flat, base attenuate, apex usually acute, green; venation parallel, obscure; petiole 1–3 cm long. Inflorescence a raceme of usually 4 or 5 pairs of triads or single flowers; peduncles of triads 5–9 mm long; pedicels of lateral flowers (when present) 4–6 mm long. Calyx entire or weakly toothed, limb to c. 0.5 mm long; corolla 30–45 mm long, red or greenish-red; anthers 2–2.5 mm long, free part of filament 8–12 mm long. Fruit pyriform, 8–15 mm long, yellowish. Flowers mainly summer.