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Inflorescences of axillary (more rarely terminal) usually rather congested or even subcapitate spikes usually 1·5–2 cm. long (sometimes laxer and more elongate, up to 3·5 cm. long) on a tomentose to sparsely lepidote peduncle 1–3 cm. long or appearing paniculate by suppression of the upper leaves; rhachis tomentose to sparsely pubescent, lepidote; bracts 3 mm. long, filiform, caducous.
Fruit pale-green becoming pinkish, 2·3(3) x 2·4 cm., 4-winged, subcircular in outline, sparsely pubescent and lepidote, apical peg very short, wings up to 10 mm. broad, stipe 2–3 mm. long.
Lower receptacle 1–1·5 mm. long, tomentose to sparsely pubescent, lepidote; upper receptacle 1·5 x 2·5–3 mm., broadly campanulate, very sparsely pubescent, rather densely lepidote.
Scrambling evergreen woody climber up to c. 5 m.; old stems fluted; bark grey-black to black-brown; branchlets albo-lepidote otherwise pubescent to nearly glabrous.
Scales sometimes no more than 50–75µ in diam., cuticular membrane raised to form a secretion-filled cavity (otherwise as for the section).
Petals 1–2 x 1 mm., elliptic to broadly transversely elliptic, shortly unguiculate, glabrous.
Stamen-filaments 5–7 mm. long; anthers 0·8–1 mm. long, apiculate at the apex.
Flowers dull-yellow or cream or greenish, scented.
Sepals 0·7 x 0·7 mm., deltate.
Style 4–5 mm. long.
