Creeper or climber, up to 30 m, or scandent shrub, up to 3 m, younger branches densely stellate-hirsute, older ones with distinct longitudinal cork-ridges. Leaves ovate to elliptic or oblong, 5-16 by 2½-6½ cm, 4-6(-7)-nerved; obtuse to rounded, generally distinctly acuminate at the apex, obtuse to rounded, sometimes slightly cordate at the base; densely stellate-hirsute, soon glabrescent, with slightly sunken midrib and slightly prominent nerves and venation above; densely stellate-hirsute, soon glabrescent, with prominent nerves and venation beneath. Petiole 5-10 mm. Inflorescences axillary, near the apex of the branches passing into terminal, 1½-10(-16) cm, 3-15(-20)-flowered. Pedicel 3-10 mm. Sepals 1 & 2 orbicular to transverse-oval, 3-4 by 3.2-5 mm, 4 & 5 transverse-oval, 2.7-3.7 by 3.2-5 mm, densely stellate-hirsute outside (hairs with (3-)4-8 subequal, up to 350 µ long branches). Corolla white, 7-11 mm, tube 2-4 mm; midpetaline field 2.5-6 by 2.4-3.5 mm, rather densely appressed-hairy (hairs (2-)3-5(-7)-branched with generally one distinctly longer and stronger, up to 1400 µ long branch); lobules 2½-4½ by 3½-5½ mm, with invisible to rather distinct venation, entire. Stamens inserted 0.8-1.5 mm above the corolla-base; filament 0.8-1.5 mm long, 0.3-0.9 mm broad at base; anther 1.3-1.8 mm long, 0.3-0.9 mm broad, 0.3-0.6 mm thick, acuminate (sterile acumen 0.3-0.7 mm) at the apex, cordate at the base. Ovary 0.7-1.5 by 1.2-1.7 mm, glabrous; stigma conical, with 5 distinct and, sometimes, 5 low ridges. Fruit ellipsoid, 16 by 14 mm, glabrous, smooth, red. Cotyledons plain.
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