 A hairless, slim climber with bulbous roots and lignescented base, its leaves are stalked with 2 to 6 cm long petioles.The leaf blade is ovate to circular in outline, 3 to 10 cm long and 6 to 9 cm wide.It is divided into five to seven segments, these are lanceolate, ovate or elliptic, entire and pointed at the tip and base.