Trees or climbers, to 10 m tall, hermaphroditic. Branches with scattered prickles. Leaves simple, (2 or)3-lobed; petiole 10-17 cm, unarmed or with few prickles; blade 14-35(-40) × 17-25 cm, papery; lobes ovate, usually narrowed basally, divided 1/2-3/4 to base, abaxially sparsely stellate pubescent or glabrous, adaxially glabrous, base deeply cordate, margin serrate, teeth blunt, triangular, 4-11 mm apart, apex acuminate. Inflorescence terminal, erect, sparsely stellate, unarmed; primary axis to 8 cm; peduncles 2-4.5 cm; umbels (1 or)2-4(or 5), 2.5-3.5 cm in diam.; pedicels 5-12 mm. Ovary 2-carpellate. Fruit globose, slightly compressed, 4-8 mm in diam.; styles persistent, ca. 2 mm. Fl. Aug-Oct, fr. Oct-Jan, Apr.
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A tree or a climber. It grows 10 m tall. The branches have scattered prickles. The leaves are simple and have 3 lobes. They are 14-35 cm long by 17-25 cm wide. The lobes are oval and narrow towards the base. They have hairs underneath. There are teeth along the edge. The flowers are in groups at the ends of the branches. The fruit is round and lightly flattened and 4-8 mm across.
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