Young stems terete to frequently 4-angled or subalate, glabrous, puberulous, pubescent, or tomentose, often glabrescent.

嫩茎圆柱状到经地四棱形或略似翼，无，柔，短柔，或绒，后脱落。

Rachis and pedicels lanuginose or tomentose; bracts orbicular-ovate, 5–7 mm, both surfaces densely sericeous; calyx adaxially densely sericeous; leaf base subcordate.

轴和花梗绒或者绒；卵形苞片圆形，5-7毫米，两面密绢；正面花萼是密绢；叶基部近心形。