Rhoicissus tridentata subsp. tridentata

Shrub up to 1 m or more; branches scandent or erect, occasionally having a cinereous appearance. Leaves small, glabrous, more rarely cinereous pubescent; petiole (0-)2-3(-6) mm long; lamina of terminal leaflet (12-)15-25(-35) mm long, (3-)5-15(-18) mm broad; lamina of lateral leaflet (9-)12-25(-30) mm long, (-3)6-10(-15) mm broad; margin entire or with up to four (rarely six) dentations or crenations in all leaflets; juvenile foliage differing from adult foliage in having a longer petiole and larger leaflets with more and deeper dentations. Petals often with indumentum on outer side. Hypocotyl in seedling swelling before primary root, apparent above ground.