Herbs or shrubs, erect, unarmed; pubescence of curved simple, often glandular hairs. Stems angular, usually white pubescent, sometimes glabrescent. Petiole 1-2.5 cm; leaf blade ovate, 3-9 × 2-6 cm, base cuneate, usually 3-7-parted, sometimes upper leaves subentire, apex obtuse; lobes ovate-oblong to lanceolate, sparsely pubescent, entire or dentate. Inflorescences extra-axillary or appearing terminal, open panicles; peduncle 2-5 cm, puberulent or glabrous. Pedicel 5-10 mm, usually basally articulated. Calyx ca. 2 mm in diam., sparsely pubescent abaxially; lobes deltate, 0.5-1 mm. Corolla greenish purple, 8-10 × 8-10 mm, 5-parted; lobes oblong-ovate, 4-6 mm, pubescent, ciliate, reflexed. Filaments ca. 1 mm; anthers oblong, 2.5-3.5 mm. Style ca. 7 mm. Berry red, subglobose or ovoid, ca. 8 mm in diam. Seeds discoid, 2-3 mm in diam. Fl. Jun-Oct, fr. Oct-Dec.
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