Undershrub about lm. high. Stems cylindrical, glabrous, much-branched. Leavesalternate, ovoid, entire, with a tubular ocrea and sometimes a black marbng like a "V"on the upper face. Inflorescence in terminal pamcled cyme; nowers small, White orpink. Nutlet trigonous, pulpy dull-black when ripe (Vietnam)