Woody climber reaching several m in length; branches striate, tomentose-pubescent and glandular on young parts, becoming puberulous with age.. Leaves cordate, 6–10.8 cm long, 4.5–10.1 cm wide, base subcordate, margins sparsely dentate, apex acuminate, dark green and puberulous above, grey-green and tomentose beneath; palmately 5–7-veined from the base; petiole 3–6.5 cm long.. Capitula numerous in terminal and axillary corymbs to 22 cm long, disciform; stalk of individual heads 5–7.3 cm long; involucre hemispherical, 7.5–8 mm long; bracts of calyculus 3–4, lanceolate, 2.5–4 mm long; phyllaries 8–14, lanceolate, 7.5–8 mm long, acute, puberulous, margins scarious.. Outer florets female, to 8 mm long; inner hermaphrodite, corolla 6–8 mm long, lobes 1.3–2 mm long; style-arms with short hairy subulate appendages.. Achenes 0.6–2.1 mm long, 5-ribbed, glabrous; pappus 6.5–8 mm long, cream or dirty white.
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A shrubby climber like the last (Mikaniopsis paniculata).