L. maxonii Standl. var. appendiculata Standl. Slender shrub, to 1.5 m tall; younger stems and petioles puberulent; nodes somewhat swollen. Leaves alternate; petioles to 5 mm long; blades mostly oblong-obovate, acuminate, cuneate to obtuse at base, 7-15 cm long, 2-5 cm wide, glabrous, entire, minutely undulate; major veins few, arcuate-ascending. Fascicles very short, axillary, usually with only 1-3 (6) flowers or fruits at any time; pedicels 1-2.5 cm long in flower, to ca 3.5 cm long in fruit; flowers 5-parted; calyx truncate, with 5 short, wart-like protuberances below rim; corolla violet, 5-10 mm long, divided to near base, the lobes spreading at anthesis; stamens yellow, shorter than corolla, held together at apex in a ring; filaments united to tube in basal half, very short; anthers 4 mm long, with 2 terminal pores; ovary ovoid, glabrous; style straight, held well above anthers, nearly equaling length of corolla. Berries globose to obovoid, to 1.2 cm long, orange becoming red at maturity; seeds ca 4 mm long, longer than broad. Croat 6307. Frequent, especially in the old forest. Flowers from March to December, mostly from April to September. The fruits develop within about a month, maturing from April to January, mostly from July to October. Plants usually have flowers and fruits simultaneously.