Ripogonum album

Stout, multistemmed vine or subshrub to c. 6 m high. Leaves elliptic to broadly lanceolate, 8–17 cm long, 2.5–5.5 cm wide. Inflorescence racemose, 6–15-flowered, mostly 3–12 cm long; perianth segments widely spreading to reflexed, narrow-elliptic, 6–10 mm long, white to pale cream or green, fragrant; stamens subequal to perianth segments; ovary 2–3 mm long. Berry ovoid, 6–15 mm diam., black; seeds 1–few, 5–10 mm diam. Flowers Feb.–Apr.