Erect or sometimes scandent dioecious shrub to 4m. Coriaceous trilobed glabrous leaves to 40mm x 25mm, median lobe to 22mm x 15mm. Terminal racemes of 20-40 flowers, racemes to 200mm long with pale brown bracts to 7mm x 2mm & similar bracteoles to 2mm x 0.7mm. Wine-red flowers to 6mm x 5mm, calyx lobes to 2mm, petals to 1mm x 0.6mm. Red berry with white hairs & persistent calyx remnants.