A fast-growing, climbing or trailing vine reaching 3 metres. It has arrow-shaped green leaves (10–20 cm), sometimes variegated, and produces greenish-white flowers (1–3 cm).
NEMBA Category 1b (Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo and Mpumalanga), NEMBA Category 2 ( breeding in nurseries in in Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo and Mpumalanga, but may not be transferred within these Provincial boundaries.)
