Branches hanging (Schweinfurth); branchlets finely longitudinally sulcate, thinly pilose, at length glabrous, reddish-brown when dry. Leaves variable, some quite entire, oblong or oblong-elliptic, shortly cordate at the base, obtusely caudate-acuminate, 6–8 in. long, 2 1/4–3 1/2 in. broad, others 3-lobed in the upper third, lobes spreading and forming a wide sinus, gradually obtusely acuminate, scabrous and with a few scattered setose hairs on the upper surface, scabrous below and pilose only on the midrib and lateral nerves, 5-nerved at the base; midrib flat above, prominent below, about 3/4 lin. broad at the base, gradually narrowed to the apex of the leaf; lateral nerves 9–14 on each side, diverging from the midrib at an angle of about 75°, slightly arcuate, those running into the lobes slightly more prominent than the others, looped quite close to the margin, distinct above, prominent below; tertiary nerves wavy, lax and rather prominent below; petiole 1–1 3/4 in. long, rather densely pilose; stipules caducous, ovate or ovate-lanceolate, obtuse, 3 1/2–4 1/2 lin. long, becoming coriaceous, pilose outside, glabrous and shining within. Receptacles not known but probably produced on the older wood.
