Habit : A tall shrub, slightly branched, procumbent and reddish below, ring at each node.
Leaves : Large, lanceolate, acuminate, glabrous, gland-dotted, base tapering, petioles often red in young leaves, stipules ochreate, sheathing the stem.
Inflorescence : Paniculate racemes.
Flowers :
Pink, bracteates, bracts ovate.
Perianth 4-5 cleft, segments oblong.
Stamens 6-8, Ovary superior, styles 2, connate at base.
Fruits : Nuts ovoid, biconvex.
Flowering and Fruiting Time : October - March
Significance : Generally found growing along the river bank in wet areas.
