Shrubs, dioecious, (2–)4–6(–10) dm. Stems highly branched, branches spreading, longest leafy branchlets to 10 cm. Leaves: petiole 0.5–3 mm; blade elliptic, 4–10 × 3–6 mm, base cuneate to rounded, apex acute to rounded or mucronate, both surfaces pilose; secondary vein pairs 1–3, obscure. Inflorescences: staminate flowers usually solitary, sometimes 2–3 per fascicle; pistillate flowers usually solitary, rarely 2 per fascicle. Staminate flowers: sepals oblong to obovate, 1–1.5 mm; petals 0.8–1 mm; nectary 10-or irregularly crenulate; pistillode pilose. Pistillate flowers: sepals elliptic to oblong, 1–1.5 mm; petals 0.4–0.6 mm; nectary 5-to 10-crenate; pistil 3(–4)-carpellate. Capsules subglobose, 5–6 mm diam., shallowly 3(–4)-lobed; columella 2 mm. Seeds dark brown, 2.5–3 mm; caruncle absent.
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