Scandent shrub or large liana, younger branches stellate-hirsute, older ones with longitudinal cork-ridges. Leaves subcoriaceous, elliptic to ovate or oblong, (2½-)4-8(-11) by (1-)2-4½ (-6½) cm, 5-7-nerved, rounded to obtuse, rarely to acuminate at the apex, obtuse to rounded, sometimes slightly cordate at the base; rather densely stellate-hirsute, soon glabrescent, with sunken midrib, faintly sunken to faintly raised nerves, and indistinct to faintly raised nerves above; densely stellate-hirsute, soon glabrescent, with faintly sunken to slightly raised nerves and venation beneath. Petiole 4-10 mm. Inflorescences axillary, sometimes 2 together, 1½-12½ cm, 10-50-flowered. Pedicel 1½-4 mm. Sepals 1 & 2 oval to orbicular, 1.7-1.8 by 1.7 mm, 4 & 5 orbicular, 1.6 by 1.6 mm, to transverse-oval, 1.5-1.6 by 2-2.2 mm, densely stellate-hirsute outside (hairs with 4-7 subequal, up to 300 µ long branches). Corolla 5-6 mm, tube 1.2-2 mm; midpetaline field 2.5 by 1.8-2 mm, rather densely stellate-hirsute (hairs with 4-8 unequal branches, the largest up to 700 µ long); lobules 1.7-2.8 by 1.6-2 mm, without distinct venation, entire, sometimes coherent above the midpetaline field for up to 1 mm. Stamens inserted 0.7 mm above the corolla-base; filament 0.6 mm long, 0.3 mm broad at the base; anther 0.7-0.9 mm long, 0.5 mm broad, 0.4 mm thick, obtuse at the apex, cordate at the base. Ovary 0.9 by 0.7 mm, glabrous in the lower 0.4-0.6 mm, stellate-hirsute for upper part; stigma conical, with 5 distinct and 5 low ridges. Fruit ovoid, 15 by 13 mm, orange-red or bronze-yellow. Cotyledons plain.
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