Woody herbs up to 2 2 m. tall, the glabrous branches erect and angled. Leaves lanceolate-elliptic, the apex acuminate, the base attenuate, 2-5 cm. broad, 4-14 cm. long. Racemes suberect, terminal or extra-axillary, 4-15 cm. long, the flowers fairly crowded; pedicels about 3.5-4.0 mm. long, the bracts about 4 mm. long, the bracteoles about 1 mm. long. Tepals oblong-elliptic, the apex rounded, white or pink, reflexed in fruit, 2-3 (-4) mm. long. Stamens 6-12 in 1 cycle, inserted on a subhypogynous disc, about 1.5-2.0 mm. long. Ovary subglobose, 6-to 8-carpellate, the carpels free at the apex, the styles equal to the number of carpels and free. Fruit a purple berry, 6-8 mm. in diameter.
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