Liana. Twigs thin-tomentose when young. Leaves (4-)5-9-jugate; lateral petiolules 2-4 mm long. Leaflets ovate (basal pairs), oblong to rarely oblong-ovate (lateral ones) or oblong-obovate (terminal ones), 5-10 by 2-4 cm, thin-chartaceous, glabrous above, minutely pubescent mainly on the nerves and veins beneath; base of lateral leaflets usually oblique, rounded to cuneate, sometimes slightly decurrent, base of terminal ones equilateral, cuneate; apex blunt, usually minutely emarginate and mucronulate; nerves 5-6 pairs, ascending, slightly curved to nearly straight, gradually looping into the marginal vein. Inflorescences pseudo-terminal, each consisting of 1 (-3) raceme(s), 2-5 cm long, few-flowered, thinly pubescent. Calyx 3 mm high, minutely pubescent outside. Petals 4 mm long. Ovary pilose. Fruits ellipsoid, straight, 2.25-3 by 1-1.25 cm, acute. Seed up to halfway covered by a sarcotesta.
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