HABIT	A PERENNIAL VINE THAT CLIMBS WITH TENDRILS.
STEMS	THIN AND WIRY, COVERED WITH MINUTE STICKY YELLOW HAIRS. OLDER STEMS BECOME WOODY.
LEAVES	THREE- TO FIVE-LOBED AND VISCID-HAIRY. WHEN CRUSHED, THESE LEAVES GIVE OFF A PUNGENT ODOR THAT SOME PEOPLE CONSIDER UNPLEASANT.
FLOWERS	WHITE TO PALE CREAM COLOURED, ABOUT 5–6 CM DIAMETER.
FRUITS	GLOBOSE, 2–3 CM DIAMETER, YELLOWISH-ORANGE TO RED WHEN RIPE.
SEEDS	BLACK SEEDS EMBEDDED IN THE PULP.