Woody climber to 3(–10) m tall; all parts sparsely pubescent. Leaves including petiole (7–)10–20 cm long; stipules narrowly triangular, 4–5 x 1–2 mm; petiole 2–7 cm long, winged; rhachis 1–3.5 cm long, winged; leaflets (3–)5, ovate to elliptic, 2.5–9 x 1–5 cm, remotely dentate, acuminate to acute at the apex, cuneate at the base, with small tufts of hairs in angles of major veins. Inflorescences axillary; peduncle (0–)5–10 cm long; flower-bearing part 1–8.5 cm long; pedicels 2–4 mm long. Sepals broadly elliptic, 2–4 x 1.5–3 mm. Petals white, elliptic to obovate, 4–5 x 2–3 mm. Stamens unequal, 2–4 often without anthers; filaments 2–3 mm long, densely pilose. Ovary 2–3 mm long; style c. 2 mm long; stigma c. 1 mm long. Fruit narrowly obconical, trigonous, 20–35 x 7–12 mm, red to brown. Seed ellipsoid, 12–15 x 6–8 mm, black.
