A prostrate, procumbent, ascending or scandent woody herb or subshrub up to 3 m. tall, but commonly not exceeding 1 m.. Stems subglabrous, sparingly to densely puberulous or hirsute or both, tomentose or villous, green, later becoming reddish brown.. Petioles (0.2–)1–5(–8) cm. long, hairy ± as the stems; leaf-blade ovate, triangular-ovate or elliptic-ovate, 1–9.5 cm. long, 0.5–6 cm. wide, acutely, subacutely or obtusely gradually acuminate, rounded, truncate or shallowly cordate, crenate-serrate, membranous to thinly chartaceous, 5–7-nerved from the base, lateral nerves (4–)5–7 pairs, subglabrous or sparingly puberulous, pubescent or setose above, more evenly or sometimes densely so beneath, particularly along the midrib and main veins, yellow-green.. Stipules linear-filiform, 2–4 mm. long, sparingly pubescent or subglabrous, sometimes with 1–2 sessile glands near the base.. Inflorescences ± spicate, axillary, rarely terminal on lateral few-leaved branches, solitary, up to 11 cm. long, with a terminal ♂ portion borne on a peduncle up to 4.5 cm. long, with 1(–3) bracteate ♀ flowers at the base of the ♂ peduncle, and sometimes also with a basal allomorphic ♀ flower borne on a very slender hair-like pedicel up to 3 cm. long arising from near the point of insertion of the bracteate ♀ flower, rarely the inflorescence unisexual; axis sparingly to densely puberulous or pubescent; ♂ bracts minute; ♀ bracts leaf-like, strongly accrescent, broadly ovate or reniform, flattened out, 0.5–1.5 cm. long, 0.7–2 cm. wide, obtuse or subacute, cordate, crenate-serrate, subglabrous or sparingly pubescent above and beneath, 1(–2)-flowered, the second sometimes abortive.. Male flowers subsessile or shortly pedicellate; buds 4-gonous, glabrous, granulose on the angles, red.. Female flowers sessile; sepals 3, ovate, 0.3 mm. long; ovary trilobate, 0.5 mm. diameter, tubercled, densely hirsute; styles ± free to the base, 4–5 mm. long, laciniate, red.. Allomorphic ♀ flowers (where present) nodding on the pedicel, obovoid, crowned or not with an apical fimbriate whorl, sparingly to densely pubescent.. Fruits trilobate, 1.5–2 mm. long, 2.5–3 mm. diameter, slightly tuberculate, sparingly hirsute above.. Seeds ovoid, 1.3 mm. long, 1 mm. wide, smooth, brown, with a small narrow caruncle.
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A shrub. It grows almost 2 m high. It is trailing. The leaves are oval and taper to the tip. They are 3-8 cm long by 2-4 cm wide. There are round teeth along the edge. The veins are prominent and hairy. The flowers are in groups in the axils of leaves. They are red.
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