HABIT	A SCANDENT TOMENTOSE CLIMBER.
STEMS	STRAGGLING WITH STRIATE BRANCHES.
LEAVES	VARIABLE IN SHAPE; THE LOWER LEAVES OF THE MAIN BRANCHES LARGER, SOMETIMES 3-5-LOBED, UPPER LEAVES SMALLER, NARROWLY TO BROADLY OVATE TO  ELLIPTIC; PUBESCENT ON BOTH SURFACES.
FLOWERS	SMALL, UNISEXUAL, PALE YELLOW; MALE WITH 6 STAMENS, BORNE IN SMALL AXILLARY PANICLES; FEMALE WITH 4-6 CARPELS, BORNE 2-3 TOGETHER IN AXILLARY CLUSTERS.
FRUITS	A COMPRESSED PEA-SIZED DRUPE, PURPLISH-BLACK.
SEEDS	CIRCULAR-COILED, DULL-WHITE TO GREY, SURFACE ROUGH.