Slender low bushy climber, younger branches stellate-hirsute, older ones with longitudinal cork-ridges. Leaves rather thick, ovate to lanceolate, 16-55 by 10-20 mm, 3-5-nerved; rounded-obtuse to acuminate at the apex, rounded to slightly cordate at the base; stellate-hirsute, soon glabrescent, with slightly sunken midrib and indistinct nerves and venation above; stellate-hirsute, soon glabrescent, with faintly prominent to indistinct nerves and indistinct venation beneath. Petiole 1½-6 mm. Flowers solitary, axillary. Pedicel 2-4 mm with ca 5-10 bracteoles; bracteoles oval (upper ones), 2½ by 2 mm, to lanceolate (lower ones), 2½ by 0.8 mm. Sepals subequal, broadly ovate to orbicular, 3 by 3.3 mm, rather thin, sparsely stellate-hirsute (hairs with 4-5 sub-equal up to 250 µ long branches), glabrous along all margins outside. Corolla 8 mm, tube 3 mm; midpetaline field 3 by 1½ mm, rather densely appressed-hairy (hairs with (2-)3-5(-6) branches, one stronger and longer up to 1000 µ long); lobules 3½ by 3 mm, rather thin, with distinct venation, entire. Stamens inserted 0.3 mm above the corolla-base; filament 0.7 mm long, 0.3 mm broad at the base; anther 1.2 mm long, 0.5 mm broad, 0.3 mm thick, acuminate (sterile acumen 0.2 mm) at the apex, slightly cordate at the base. Ovary 0.9 by 0.7 mm, glabrous; stigma conical, with 5 longitudinal ridges. Fruit ellipsoid, 1½ by 1 cm, glabrous, smooth, green. Cotyledons plain.
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