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Weakly
woody, semi-succulent shrub with milky latex; stems green, zig-zag;
leaves alternate, simple, short-petioled, ovate-elliptic, base
rounded, margin entire, apex acute to obtuse; flowers not seen
at Kaxil Kiuic, presumably in reddish boot-shaped cyathia produced
at the stem apex.
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