Shrubs to about 1 m tall with a single stem. Leaves 2-3 cm long, 7 mm wide, oblanceolate, thick, not twisted. Female flower heads 1.3 cm long with an unpleasant smell, floral bracts starry.

S Africa (Cape).

Short, erect, untwisted leaves, starry bracts.

Source: Spencer, R.; Molyneux, B.; Mathews, D. (2002). Proteaceae. In: Spencer, R.. Horticultural Flora of South-eastern Australia. Volume 3. Flowering plants. Dicotyledons. Part 2. The identification of garden and cultivated plants. University of New South Wales Press.