HABIT	A MUCH-BRANCHED, STRAGGLING OR CLIMBING, HERBACEOUS ANNUAL; 25-60 CM LONG.
STEMS	QUADRANGULAR WITH WINGED MARGINS. STIPULES ARE PROMINENT, NARROWLY TRIANGULAR TO OVATE WITH A BASAL APPENDAGE.
LEAVES	PINNATE LEAVES ARE OPPOSITE, CONSISTING OF ONE OR TWO PAIRS OF LINEAR-LANCEOLATE LEAFLETS, 5-7.5 X 1 CM, AND A SIMPLE OR MUCH-BRANCHED TENDRIL. LEAFLETS ARE ENTIRE, SESSILE, CUNEATE AT THE BASE AND ACUMINATE AT THE TOP.
FLOWERS	AXILLARY, SOLITARY, ABOUT 1.5 CM LONG, AND MAY BE BRIGHT BLUE, REDDISH PURPLE, RED, PINK, OR WHITE.
FRUITS	PODS ARE OBLONG, FLAT, SLIGHTLY BULGING OVER THE SEEDS, ABOUT 2.5-4.5 CM IN LENGTH, 0.6-1.0 CM IN WIDTH AND SLIGHTLY CURVED; DORSAL PART OF THE POD IS 2-WINGED, SHORTLY BEAKED AND CONTAINS 3-5 SMALL SEEDS.
SEEDS	4-7 MM IN DIAMETER, ANGLED AND WEDGE-SHAPED WHITE, BROWNISH-GREY OR YELLOW, ALTHOUGH SPOTTED OR MOTTLED FORMS ALSO EXIST.