Gynodioec. liane with stout main stems up to 5 cm. diam., ± 5 m. long; sparingly branched; bark pale brown, ± flaking; branchlets at first pubescent. Lvs rather distant, on slender to subfiliform petioles 10-20 mm. long. Lamina membr., pale green above, subglaucous below, glab. except on veins and margins, (10)-25-30 × (10)-20-25 mm., broad-ovate to suborbicular, subacute, subcordate to truncate at base; margins sinuate, remotely obscurely dentate. Fls solitary or occ. 2-3 together, on very slender peduncles ± 10 mm. long. Hypanthium ± 9 mm. long; sepals ± 7 mm. long, narrow-ovate, acuminate, patent to reflexed; petals dark purple, narrow-oblong, ± 2.5 mm. long. Stamens with purple filaments; stigma capitate. Berry dark purple, subcylindric, ± 10 × 5 mm.

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Gynodioecious, deciduous liane with stout main stems to ± 5 m long and 5 cm diam., sparingly branched, sprawling when lacking support; bark pale brownish orange, ± flaking; branchlets hairy at first. Petioles 10-20 mm long, very slender. Lamina (10)-25-30 × (10)-20-25-(30) mm, broad-ovate to suborbicular, sinuate, membranous, remotely and obscurely dentate, green or dark green above, glaucescent below, glabrous except on veins and margins; base subcordate to truncate; apex subacute. Fls solitary or occasionally 2-3 together; pedicels very slender, ± 10 mm long. Floral tube 7-15 mm long. Sepals 6-10 mm long, narrow-ovate, green or nearly so, patent to reflexed. Petals dark purple, 1-5 mm long, narrow-oblong. Stamens of ☿ fls exserted; filaments 10-15 mm long, purple. Stigma capitate. Berry 5-10 mm long, ± broad-cylindric, dark purple.