Shrub to 2 m. tall or a liane.. Leaves clustered at the nodes or the ends of the branches, petiolate, simple; blade oblanceolate, 20–29 cm. long, 5.5–10 cm. wide, acuminate, cuneate at the base, glabrous; petiole 1–1.5 cm. long.. Inflorescence a lateral raceme, 1.5–3 cm. long; pedicels 2–5 mm. long.. Sepals 4, oblong-lanceolate, 8–12 mm. long, ± 4 mm. wide.. Petals 4, oblong-lanceolate, up to 14–20 mm. long, 1–2 mm. wide.. Stamens about 20, 15–17 mm. long.. Gynophore 15–20 mm. long; ovary cylindrical or ovoid, ± 3 mm. long.. Fruits ovoid to shortly cylindrical and subtorulose, 1.4–3 cm. long, with 1–5 seeds.
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