Shrub to 3 m tall. Leaves decussate, ovate to obovate, 2-6 mm long, 1-4 mm wide, blunt, gland-dotted and distinctly 3-nerved on both surfaces, stalkless. Flowers mostly at the base of lateral leafy stems; late spring and summer. Stamens 15-20 per bundle, pink to purple, base about 0.5 mm long, free portion 2.5-5 mm long. Fruit capsule about 4 mm wide, eventually sunken in the swollen leafy stem.

SA, Vic, Tas.

Source: Spencer, R. (2002). Myrtaceae. 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.