Pendent, epiphytic shrub;  stem terete or subterete, striate, glabrous;  twigs terete, glabrous.  Leaves coriaceous, linear, (6-)7.5-15 x 0.3-0.7 cm, base cuneate, apex acute, margin strongly revolute, glabrous, but somewhat punctate on both surfaces from deciduous fimbriae borne in slight depressions;  apparently pinnately nerved, midrib impressed above, raised and conspicuous beneath, lateral nerves obscure (if present), reticulate veinlets obscure to inconspicuous but slightly raised when present;  petiole terete or subterete, rugose, 1-3 mm long and ca. 1 mm diam., glabrous.  Inflorescence subspherical, racemose, 4-11-flowered;  rachis subterete, smooth, 1-2 cm long, glabrous;  floral bract smooth, obovate or oblong-obovate, 14-24 x 4-7(-10) mm, base cuneate or attenuate, apex obtuse, glabrous, dark pink when fresh;  pedicel striate, sometimes rugose, 4-6(-7) mm long and ca. 1 mm diam., glabrous;  bracteoles basal, oblong, ca. 0.5 mm long, marginally with 3-4 oblong, callose-fimbriae at the very tip.  Flowers with calyx 6-8 mm long, glabrous, dark rose;  hypanthium smooth, 1.5-2.5 mm long and ca. 1.5 mm diam., the base apophysate with the margin somewhat undulate;  limb tubular-campanulate, smooth to striate, 4-5.5 mm long including the lobes;  lobes triangular, 1.5-3 mm long, erect after anthesis, marginally glandular callose-thickened with 1 or 2 thickened fimbriae proximally and these coalescing into a supramarginal gland on either side at the apex;  sinuses obtuse;  corolla cylindric but narrowed at the throat, 1.6-1.8 cm long and 3.5-5 mm diam., glabrous, pink, the lobes erect, triangular, acute, 1-1.5 mm long, white;  stamens of overall equal length, 1.3-1.8 cm long;  filaments alternately ca. 2.5 mm and ca. 4 mm long, glabrous;  anthers alternately ca. 1.7 cm and ca. 1.5 cm long;  thecae ca. 4-5 mm long;  tubules ca. 10-11 mm long;  style 1.5-1.8 cm long, glabrous.  Berry not seen.

    Distribution.  Endemic to Costa Rica (Puntarenas Prov., Golfito area), at 100-200 m elevation.