Dioecious or rarely polygamo-dioecious erect shrub to 2 m high. Leaves imparipinnate, 0.7–1.6 cm long excluding petiole; lateral leaflets 8–16, linear, obtuse, narrowly cuneate at base, 3–7.5 mm long, 0.8–1.5 mm wide, glabrous; margin entire or very rarely with 1 or 2 teeth near the apex; terminal leaflet shorter, otherwise similar to laterals; petiole 1–3 mm long. Flowers paired or 3 together; pedicels 3.5–6.5 mm long. Sepals 3 or 4, ovate, 1.6–2.5 mm long, caducous. Stamens 6–8. Ovary sparsely pubescent. Capsule 3-or 4-winged, transversely elliptic to transversely obovate in lateral view, 6.5–7 mm long, 10–15 mm wide, sparsely pubescent; wings 3–4 mm wide, coriaceous to membranous; dehiscence septifragal.
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