Style indistinct; stigma capitate at the summit of the ovary that is gradually elevated from the margin of the scars left by the perianth.
Leafless, dioecious, often large, pendulous shrubs 1–2 m long; internodes of distal branches strongly flattened, 20–35 × 2–4 mm.
Staminate and pistillate flowers sessile and borne singly.
Berries (when near maturity) sessile, 7 × 3.5 mm, oblong.
Ring scar left by perianth 2 mm in diameter.
Bracteal cups sessile in both sexes.