Branchlets terete, with longitudinal ridges, ± pubescent when young; tendrils bifurcate. Leaves bipinnate, or pinnate on upper branches, basal pinnae of bipinnate leaves usually 3-foliolate; petiole 2-8 cm; central petiolule 1-3 cm, lateral petiolules absent to 2.5 cm, sparsely pubescent when young, then glabrescent; leaflets ovate, ovate-elliptic, or oblong, 3-11 × 1.5-6 cm, abaxially sparsely pubescent on veins, then glabrescent, lateral veins 4-7 pairs, veinlets conspicuous but not raised, base truncate, apex acute, acuminate, or cuspidate. Inflorescence corymbose, terminal or leaf-opposed; rachis pubescent; peduncle 2-4 cm, ± sparsely pubescent. Pedicel 1-3 mm, nearly glabrous. Buds oval, 2-3 mm, apex rounded. Calyx glabrous. Petals ovate-elliptic, 1.7-2.7 mm, glabrous. Anthers ovoid-elliptic. Lower part of ovary adnate to disk. Berry globose, 6-8 mm in diam., 2-4-seeded. Seeds obovoid, chalazal knot elliptic, raphe raised, surface with ribs, ventral holes inconspicuous and retuse. Fl. Apr-Jul, fr. Aug-Nov.
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A woody creeper or vine. The branches have ridges along them. They are hairy when young. It has divided tendrils. The leaves have leaflets along the stalk. There can be 2 sets of leaflets. The leaflets can vary in shape. The fruit are round berries 6-8 mm across. There are 2-4 seeds.
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