Climber to c. 20 m; stems 5-10 mm diam., sparsely armed. Leaves chartaceous, ovate-elliptic, 3-7-nerved; lamina 13-25 cm long, 8-17 cm wide, dark green above, paler below; petiole c. 15-30 mm long; stipules inflated, with tendrils. Inflorescence simple or branched, axillary; pedicels 15-25 mm long. Flowers c. 10 mm long, greenish-white, oblong in bud. Male flowers with filamentous stamens; anthers 1.5 mm long. Female flowers not known. Berry 8-12 mm diam., dark purple to black. Seeds 1 to few, ±globose to flattened, dark brown.
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