Plants subshrubby, less than 1 m tall. Stems somewhat sprawling, simple or few branched; internodes often longer than wide. Leaves spaced along distal part of stem, distinctly petiolate; petiole 3--6 cm, distinctly widened at base to form a persistent sheath normally concealing internode; leaf blade elliptic-lanceolate or elliptic, 20--30 × 6--8 cm. Inflorescence terminal, simple, ca. 15 cm; rachis glabrous. Flowers solitary or in clusters of 2 or 3; pedicel 3--4 mm, articulate above middle. Perianth white, (1.4--)1.8--2.2 cm. Berry globose, 1--1.3 cm in diam., 1--3-seeded. Fr. Aug. 2 n = 80.
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