Herb up to 25 cm. tall, rhizomatous; stems creeping or ascending, unbranched, 1–2 mm. thick, puberulous.. Leaves in spirals; lamina chartaceous when dry, elliptic, (1.5)3–9.5 × (1–)2–4 cm., apex acute to obtuse, base cuneate to subobtuse, margin 3–5-lobed to sinuate or faindy dentate; upper surface glabrous, lower surface puberulous; lateral veins 3–5 pairs; petiole 0.7–1.5 cm. long, ± 1 mm. thick; stipules narrowly triangular, 0.5–1.5 mm. long, persistent.. Inflorescences solitary or in pairs; peduncle 0.4–1.5 cm. long, 0.5–1 mm. thick, gradually passing into the receptacle.. Receptacle naviculate; flowering face narrowly elliptic, 0.8–1.3 × ± 0.3 cm., sometimes slightly angular, margin 0.2–0.3 mm. wide; appendages in 1 row, primary ones 2, terminal, linear, 15–27 mm. long.. Staminate flowers spaced; perianth-lobes 3; stamens 3.. Pistillate flowers 3–8; perianth tubular; stigmas 2.. Endocarp-body subglobose, ± 3 mm. in diameter, tuberculate.
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