Sect. Myrsinites (Borrer) C. K. Schneider.

Shrubs cushion-shaped, alpine. Leaves leathery, shiny, margin glandular denticulate or sharply serrate, rarely entire. Catkins lateral near apex of branchlets; peduncle slender, with leaflets; bracts dark, villous. Male flower: gland solitary, adaxial; stamens 2, distinct, glabrous. Female flower: gland as in male flower; ovary pilose or glabrous, usually purplish red; stipe short; style brown, rather long.