| Shape | Rounded and bushy. Its typical stature ranges from 3 to 6 m. |
| Landscape | Specimen plant. |
| Propagation | Clean seeds can be sown in a greenhouse with moderately high temperatures (19° - 24° C in autumn). Seeds should be kept in their own pot in a greenhouse for the first winter. Young plants can be moved at the end of spring or early summer, provided that no further frost is anticipated. Semi-hard cuttings can be take during the winter and set into a frame. Air layering is also recommended. |
| Cultivation | Full sun or partial shade with moist, well-drained soil. The soil should have a rich organic composition. In terms of reproduction, this species requires that male and female specimens be positioned within range of one another in order to produce fruit on the latter. |
| Pests | Honey fungus. |
| Habitat | Sea level, mountainous terrains, lowland regions and edges of forests.
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| Bark/Stem Description | Brittle. |
| Flower/Leaf Bud Description | Rounded. |
| Leaf Description | Palmately compound with 5 - 7 leaflets exhibiting coarse serration along the margins. Ovate with smaller leaflets concentrated near the base of the petioles. Each leaflet is 15 - 20 cm in length. The petioles which support each individual leaflet are 3 - 5c m in length.
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| Flower Description | Manifest in groups of 10 - 15 on an umbel inflorescence. The tiny flowers are 5 mm in diameter and can smell sweet.
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| Fruit Description | Manifest in tight clusters, 5 - 8mm in diameter and 3 - 6 mm in length for female plants. Most seeds are found in pairs but occasionally may be 3 to a single berry. |
| Colour Description | The bark is brown in colour. The buds are reddish-pink colour. Shiny dark green leaflets. The flowers are whitish-pink in colour. The fruit is dark purplish-black.
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| Texture Description | Leather-like leaflets. |
