Woody liana to 3 m high, young branches with a greyish indumentum. Leaves oblong-elliptic, 4-8 by 2-4 cm, chartaceous or coriaceous, base rounded, apex shortly acuminate, the upper surface ± densely or sparsely stellate hairy, becoming glabrous, the undersurface densely stellate-pilose; petiole 7-8 mm long, closely pubescent. Inflorescence axillary, to 10 cm long, the rachis and branches with greyish stellate indumentum. Male flowers not seen. Female receptacle urceolate, 2.5 mm long (after flowering), with short dense indumentum on the outer surface, tepals 5, minute; carpels 7-8. Fruits subspherical, c. 8 mm Ø, splitting irregularly; drupes c. 5 mm long when dry.
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