Evergreen shrub 6 to 8 ft X 6 to 8 ft. Stems rusty pubescent when young, becoming glabrous when mature. Leaves to 8 inches wide and 12 inches wide, glossy dark green and leathery. Leaves are 3 to 5 palmately lobed. Shrubby like Fatsia yet sends out vines like Hedera.
Flowers are greenish yellow in umbels arranged in terminal panicles.
Fruit is black. Needs protection from hot, drying winds. Variegata' Leaves are white margined. On East and West sides of Bldg 94. Stems rather weak.