Scandent shrub or liana. Branches densely stellate-hirsute, older ones with longitudinal cork-ridges. Leaves subcoriaceous, ovate to ovate-oblong to oblong, 5-18 by 1½-7 cm, 4-7-nerved; obtuse to acute, usually more or less acuminate at the apex, obtuse to rounded, sometimes slightly cordate at the base; sparsely stellate-hirsute to nearly glabrous, glabrescent, with slightly sunken midrib and slightly prominent nerves and venation above; stellate-hirsute on the intervenium, rather densely so on the midrib and nerves, rather soon glabrescent, with slightly prominent nerves and venation beneath. Petiole 5-7 mm. Inflorescences axillary, near the end of the branches sometimes passing into terminal, then often with some leaves in basal part, 1½-4(-10) cm, 8-50-flowered. Pedicel 1½-4 mm. Sepals orbicular to transverse-oval, 3.8-5 by 4-5 mm, rather densely stellate-hirsute outside (hairs with 3-6 subequal, up to 500 µ long branches). Corolla creamy white, light yellowish, or light greenish, 9-10 mm, tube 3-4 mm; midpetaline field 4.3-5 by 2.8-3.2 mm, rather densely appressed-hairy (hairs usually with strong central branch, up to 1300 µ long, and 1-3 smaller basal branches); lobules 3.2-3.5 by 2.5-4 mm, without distinct venation, slightly crenulate or undulate at the margin. Stamens inserted 0.8-1.2 mm above the corolla-base; filament 0.8-1 mm long, 0.5-0.6 mm broad at the base; anther 1.6 mm long, 0.6-0.8 mm broad, 0.5-0.7 mm thick, narrowly acute at the apex (sterile for 0.2-0.6 mm), cordate at base. Ovary 0.8-1 by 1.7-1.8 mm, glabrous; stigma conical, with 5 densely warty ridges. Fruit ovoid, 1½ by 1 cm, glabrous, smooth, bright red. Cotyledons plain.
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