Deciduous dioecious herbaceous glabrous vine to 3m+. Tuberous roots, twining stems, glabrous leaves to 140mm x 140mm. Axillary umbelliform cymes, staminate inflorescence of 20-30 flowers, staminate flowers with 6 glabrous sepals in 2 whorls of 3 sepals to 3.5mm x 2.5mm, 3-6 fleshy petals to 2mm x 2mm, pistillate inflorescence axillary cymelets, pistillate flowers with 1 sepal to 0.9mm x 0.8mm, 2 orange-yellow petals to 1m x 1mm. Red drupe to 6.5mm x 5.5mm.