Shrub c. 1 m, glabrous except for parts of the inflorescence. Leaves clustered at the ends of the branches; petiole c. 30 cm, terete, 3 mm wide, base with a short ligule, and inconspicuous recurved crests; blade digitately compound, leaflets 7, chartaceous to subcoriaceous; petiolules 4-5 cm, the lateral shorter; leaflets lanceolate, mid-leaflet to 26 cm long, base cuneate, apex ± caudate; irregularly lyrately lobed, the sinuses reaching to within c. 8 mm of the midrib, lobes 2-4 cm long, patent, margin slightly thickened, entire or obscurely dentate. Inflorescence a terminal compound umbel, c. 10 cm ø, peduncle stout, bearing ovate bracts c. 1 mm long; primary rays c. 7-10, 2-2½ cm long, to 2 mm wide, minutely pubescent, with 2 broadly ovate bracts 4-5 mm long at apex; central branch 3 mm or less, bearing a head of sterile flowers; lateral branches 2.5 cm long, bearing 2 broad bracts near the middle, and ending in a spherical head of c. 15 sessile flowers. Calyx an obsolete rim. Petals and stamens unknown. Ovary 4-celled. Fruit ovoid, 4-ridged when dry, 7 by 5 mm.
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