Folia opposita, elliptico-oblonga vel ovata, basi rotundata vel obtusa, apice saepius conspicue sat abrupte cuspidata, 5-7.5 cm longa, 2.8-4 cm lata, obtusissime dentato-serrata; nervi laterales patuli, utrinsecus circiter 5, sat procul a margine arcuatim connexi, utrinque subtus magis conspicue; venulae supra obviae, subtus conspicuae; petioli 5-7 mm longa. Fasciculi 2-pluriflori, interdum breviter pedunculati; pedicelli 0.8-1.2 cm longi. Sepala transverse oblonga, ciliolata, duo exteriora 1.2 mm longa, 1.7-2 mm lata, tria exteriora vix longiora, 2.5-3 mm lata. Petala patentia, suborbicularia, flavo-viridia (Wood) explanata 5-5.5 mm diametro, exteriora subintegra, interiora lacerato-crenulata. Discus crassus, pallide viridis, 1.3 mm altus, inferne quinquelobatus. Stamina intra discum inserta; filamenta deflexa, cuneata, 1.7 mm longa, basi vix ultra 1 mm lata, apice 0.4 mm lata; antherae triangulari-reniformes, 0.6 mm longae, 0.8 mm latae, apice retusae, loculis inferne tertia parte liberae. Ovarium pyramidale, 1 mm altum; stylus circiter 1 mm longus; ovula pro loculo 2, superposita. Bacca (an matura) circiter 1.5 cm diametro.
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Scrambling shrub or woody climber, twigs form hooks for climbing. Leaves opposite or alternate, dark green above, paler below; lamina elliptic-oblong to ovate, 40-110 x 20-50 mm, base cuneate to rounded, apex abruptly acuminate, sometimes apiculate, margins shallowly toothed, wavy; reticulate venation prominently raised on both sides; petioles 5-10 mm long. Inflorescences axillary fascicles, few-flowered. Flowers yellowish green. Sepals oblong, ± 1 x 2 mm, margins ciliolate. Petals oblong, 4-5 mm long, margins irregular. Disc yellowish. Stamens flattened, ± 1.7 mm long, widening towards base. Ovary pyramidal, ± 1 mm long; style ± 1.5 mm long. Fruit a globose berry, fleshy, 10-20 mm in diam., orange, smooth.
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