Sprawling or semi-erect shrub to 1.5 m, yellow-green, densely pubescent with stellate hairs; prickles to 10 mm long, abundant on most parts. Lower leaves broadly elliptic; lamina to 22 cm long and 12 cm wide, concolorous, shallowly lobed; petiole 1–4 cm long. Upper leaves often in unequal-sized pairs, ovate; lamina 7–10 cm long, 4–6 cm wide, shallowly lobed, sessile or with petiole to 5 mm long. Inflorescence of one bisexual flower below cyme of up to 12 male flowers; peduncle absent; rachis to 8 cm long. Bisexual flower: pedicel 10–15 mm long, lengthening in fruit; calyx 15–20 mm long, enlarged in fruit, the lobes triangular with linear apices, 10–15 mm long; corolla broadly stellate to pentagonal, 35 mm diam. purple; anthers 7–8 mm long. Male flowers similar: calyx 8–12 mm long, the lobes linear-lanceolate, unequal, 5–8 mm long; corolla broadly stellate. Berry slightly bilobed, 10–15 mm diam.; colour unknown; fruiting pedicel to 4 cm long; fruiting calyx-lobes to 3 cm long. Seeds 4 mm long, black.
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