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.
LoM, Wim, GleP, Brid, VVP, VRiv, RobP, MuF, GipP, OtP, WaP, Gold, CVU, GGr, DunT, NIS, EGL, EGU, WPro, HSF, HNF, OtR, Strz, MonT, HFE, VAlp. Also SA, Qld, NSW. Widespread across much of the state but apparently absent from the north-west. Found mostly on species of Eucalyptus and also occasionally on other hosts including exotic trees (e.g. Quercus, Prunus, Betula, Platanus, Schinus).
