Shrub, scrambler or intricate woody climber 1–4 m. tall from a swollen rootstock; stems ± dark purplish brown, ridged and later ± fissured, at first pubescent with yellow or ferruginous hairs, later glabrous, flowering when leafless in dry weather; lateral shoots bearing inflorescences often very reduced and congested with internodes suppressed, up to 1 cm. long; tendrils simple.. Young leaves broadly ovate, 4 mm. long, 5 mm. wide, later ± round, 1.5–2.8(–6.5) cm. long, 1.7–5.5(–8) cm. wide, ± rounded at the apex, truncate to cordate at the base, serrate, densely pale ferruginous velvety pubescent; petiole 0.1–1.4(–2.5) cm. long; stipules purple-brown, ovate–oblong, 2 mm. long, 1.5 mm. wide, auriculate at base, pubescent.. Inflorescence a branched panicle of umbelliform cymes 1.5–4 cm. long, densely yellowish pubescent; individual cymes or groups of cymes often supported by very densely conferted ± reddish brown bracts like catkins, often branched; these are very reduced branches of second and third inflorescence-axes much condensed; peduncles and axes 0.3–1 cm. long; pedicels (1–)2–3(–6) mm. long, pubescent and with sparse to dense orange glands.. Calyx 1.5 mm. wide, truncate or ± lobed, ± glabrous to pubescent.. Petals greenish cream or yellow-green, 1–2 mm. long, 0.7–1 mm. wide, puberulous.. Disk yellow.. Fruit glaucous, green flushed reddish, ellipsoid, 0.9–1.3(–1.5) cm. long, 5.5(–10) mm. wide, glabrous except for a few sparse hairs when very young, smelling of vitamin B, ± edible.. Seed ellipsoid, 9–12 mm. long, 5–7 mm. wide, the sides strongly ribbed appearing coarsely rugose and wrinkled when dry.
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A scrambling shrub or climber. It grows 1-4 m tall. The rootstock is swollen. The stems are dark purplish-brown. They at first are hairy and develop cracks long them. Young leaves are broadly oval. They are 4 mm long by 5 mm wide and increase is size. Flowers develop in the dry season when the leaves have fallen. The flowers are in a branched group 2-4 cm long. They are yellow and hairy. The fruit are green with red colouring. They are oval and 0.9-1.3 cm long by 5.5 mm wide.
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