Climbing or scrambling shrubs. Stems up to 6 m, rather densely hairy, glabrate, prickles absent or few, stout. Glands sessile or stalked, sometimes present on all parts of the plants. Leaves 3-foliolate, upper ones sometimes simple, petiole 0.7-2 cm long. Stipules lanceolate, 6-13 by 1.5-5 mm, long persistent, acute, entire or with small teeth, glabrous. Leaflets elliptic to elliptic-ovate, terminal ones 2-7 by 1-4 cm, lateral ones slightly smaller, base acute, margin serrate, apex acute to acuminate, coriaceous, 5-8 pairs of nerves, both surfaces with long hairs on main nerves, upper surface rarely also with hairs between nerves. Inflorescence with up to 4 few-flowered, axillary cymes below the terminal flower. Bracts stipule-like. Pedicels up to 3 cm long, hairy. Hypanthium c. 6 mm across, short-hairy outside. Sepals triangular to ovate, 8-11 by 4-6 mm, after anthesis slightly growing, ± entire, caudate, acumen up to 3 mm long, sparsely hairy outside and with woolly covered margins. Petals obovate to suborbicular, 6-7 by 4-5.5 mm, rounded, white (to pinkish?). Stamens 30-45, filaments up to 5 mm, anthers c. 1 mm long. Pistils 15-25, ovaries glabrous, on slightly elevated, hairy torus, style up to 6 mm long. Collective fruits ovoid, c. 1.5 by 1 cm. Fruits up to 4 by 3 mm, red, mesocarp fleshy, tough when dry.
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