Spines shorter. Leaf blade narrowly lanceolate, ca. 7 × 2.2 cm, leathery, abaxially with scales mostly brown umbonate, subentire, lateral veins raised and with darker scales abaxially, impressed adaxially. Inflorescence 1-3-flowered, continuing growth to form lateral shoot. Pedicel 2.5-4 mm. Calyx scales more irregularly divided; tube tubular to slightly funnelform, ca. 4.5 × 2.7 mm; lobes ca. 3 mm. Filaments ca. 1 mm. Style slightly longer than calyx tube.

● 1600-1800 m. Chongqing (Nanchuan).