It a perennial species that grows as a climber, on trees such as Acacia species (Jongbloed et al. 2003, Norton et al. 2009, MEW 2010). In general, it grows in the area of xero-tropical arborescent vegetation (Ghazanfar and Fisher 1998). The vines are found in plantations, on mountains and hills (Jongbloed et al. 2003, MEW 2010), in addition to cliffs near the sea (Feulner 2011). It prefers wadis, wadi slopes, rocky habitats and ravine beds within these environments (Feulner 2014, 2016). The vines can grow in length up to 100 cm or more, with slender leaves and small green-yellow flowers which are present between January and May (Jongbloed et al. 2003). Its fruit is small, round and dark red with enclosed seeds (Jongbloed et al. 2003).