Tropical shrubs to 5 ft.Flowers (variable flowering time) deep blood-red to crimson, sometimes flushed purple.Native to the island of New Guinea.Found near marshes, in rocky areas, on exposed ridges, the margins of Papuacedrus forest and alpine grasslands from 6,500 to 13,000 ft.Indonesia, Papua New Guinea.
1978/116University of British Columbia(+30).Small leaved high elevation Vireya native of New Guinea.
1979/035PRA(+30).Propagated from a high elevation form found at DauloPass in New Guinea.Red flowers.