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Leaves on older branches and spines on older branches in fascicles of 2-5, (10)20-40(50) \u00d7 8-10(15) mm, from narrowly ovate to elliptic, herbaceous or slightly succulent, acute or rounded at the apex, glabrous, vivid green on the upper side and somewhat paler on the underside. Flowers solitary, with pedicel (2)5-10(12) mm. Calyx 3-5 \u00d7 1.5-2 mm, tubular, with 5 teeth 0.5-1 mm, triangular, subacute, erect. Corolla with 5 fused petals, (10)12-15 mm, creamy-white, with white or pale mauve lobes with purple venation, hypocrateriform, with tube sometimes slightly curved glabrous on the outside and glabrous or laxly hairy inside at the base of the stamens, with lobes 3-4 \u00d7 2.3 mm, ovate-oblong, patent. Fruit a berry, 3-5 mm, slightly obovoid, red. 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