An erect or rambling, sparingly or often much branched, glabrous herb. Leaves areovate or oblong, sinuate, toothed or lobed, narrowed at the both ends. Flowers whitein extra-axillary, few flowered cymes. Berries red, yellow or black. Seeds smooth andyellowish in colour. (India) Very polymorphic species (Korea) An annual or perennial unarmed herb up to 1m tall, indumentum of simple eglandularand glandular hairs; leaves ovate, inflorescence extra-axillary , a short raceme of (3)4-8 flowers; corolla white or rarely; fruit globose to ellipsoid, 2-locular, dull or shinyblack (Philippines)