Leaves : Alternate, broadly ovate, acuminate or cuspidate, base rounded, main nerves 5, multicostate convergent with reticulate venation, stipules modified into tendrils.
Inflorescence : Many-flowered umbels.
Flowers : Bracteates, bracts ovate, unisexual.
Male Flowers : Perianth segments 6, linear, stamens 6.
Female Flowers : Perianth as in male, ovary superior, stigmas 3, recurved.
