Flora of New Zealand Series

Evergreen or deciduous climbing subshrubs with angular stems. Lvs 2-3-pinnate, terminated by much-branched tendrils. Leaflets membranous, sometimes deciduous. Infl. racemose. Fls slightly zygomorphic. Calyx 5-toothed, persistent. Corolla tube cylindric at base, ventricose above; apex constricted; limb small and slightly 2-lipped, 5-lobed. Stamens 4, included. Disc annular. Ovary 1-locular with 2 parietal placentae, glabrous or glandular-scaly. Fr. a loculicidal capsule. Seed orbicular with a ± circular wing.

c. 4 spp., Andes. Naturalised sp. 1.