Creeping or climbing, diffuse herb which can reach several meters long.  Inflorescence terminal, spike-like  forming a globose head, in densely cymose cluster. The greenish flowers are grouped in glabrous cymose, composed of solitary subspheric capitulatopped a long pedoncule.Fruits are ovate capsule.

In Rwanda,the leaves are used in traditional medicine to treat wounds, diarrhea, dehydrogenation and infertility .

In Uganda, the roots are used by barren  women to induce pregnancy. It is also used as an emetic. In both cases the roots are boiled and the decoction is drunk 2-3 times a day. Fruits are also used  for the treatment of abdominal pains.