Shrub to 2 m tall;  branchlets subterete, striate, moderately puberulous.  Leaves elliptic-ovate to lance-elliptic, 10-12.5 x 3-4 cm, basally rounded or broadly cuneate, apically long-acuminate with acumen 2-3 cm long, apex itself acute, weakly puberulous along the midrib above, but glabrous beneath;  5-plinerved from near base, midrib impressed above and raised beneath, lateral nerves impressed proximally otherwise plane to slightly raised above and raised beneath, reticulate veinlets slightly raised on both surfaces;  petiole terete, 2-4 mm long and ca. 0.7 mm in diam., puberulous.  Inflorescence ca. 10-flowered;  rachis subterete, bluntly angled, glabrous, 2.5 cm long and 1.8 mm in diam., lowest few nodes sterile and these nodal bracts caducous;  floral bracts papyraceous, subpersistent, striate, the venation prominent, somewhat involute and clasping flowers, oblong-elliptic, 8-12 x 10 mm, glabrous, marginally glandular-fimbriate;  pedicels subterete, 2-2.5 mm long, glandular-fimbriate;  bracteoles located at the middle of pedicel, similar to floral bracts but 8-9 x 4 mm.  Flowers:  calyx glabrous, 5-5.5 mm long, conspicuously glandular-fimbriate;  hypanthium campanulate, 1.5-2 mm long;  limb erecto-patent, 3-4 mm long;  lobes ovate, 1.5 mm long, marginally lacerate-glandular and thinner than lamina;  sinuses acute;  corolla subcylindric (immature ?), glabrous, 7-10 mm long and 3-4 mm diam., white (fide label data);  stamens 5-6 mm long;  filaments pilose ventrally and ciliate distally, alternately 1.5-1.7 mm and 2.3-3 mm long;  anthers alternately ca. 4.3 mm and 3-3.5 mm long;  thecae 1.5-2 mm long;  style seemingly slightly shorter than corolla.  Berrry not seen.

    Distribution (Map).  Endemic to Antioquia Dept., Colombia, where it occurs in forest or open humid forest, at elevations of 1700-2000 m.  Rare and endangered.