Cyrtandra paliku, a member of the Gesneriaceae (African violet) family, is a subshrub 3 to 7.5 m (9.8 to 24 ft) tall. The stems are unbranched to sparsely branched, erect, prominently ringed with leaf scars, and covered with conspicuous shaggy dark reddish-brown hairs. Leaves are oppositely...