Liana with terete, smooth twigs. Leaves coriaceous, light brown when dry, lanceolate, 8-9 by 2-2½ cm; nerves straight, at an angle of 30° with the midrib, arcuate-joining 0.5 cm before the margin, hidden among numerous parallel fibres on either surface; petiole ½ mm. ♂ Inflorescence unknown. Fruiting ♀ inflorescence axillary, simple, peduncle 7 mm, rachis 13-23 by 3 mm, with 6-8 mm long joints; collars dish-like, 1 by 4mm. Fruit globose, smooth, grey-green, 4.5 cm, contrasted at base; outer involucre rather fleshy, 2 mm thick, fibrous inside; middle one 0.5 cm thick, outside fibrous, inside smooth; inner one chartaceous, outside sparsely fibrous, inside smooth. Seed globular, 2 7 2 cm ø.
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