Inflorescence umbellate or racemose , sometimes flowers fascicled or solitary .

花序伞形的或总状，有时开花簇生或单生。

Rootstock short , tuberous , with many fibrous fascicled roots ( heilongjiang , jilin ) .

根茎短，块茎状，具很多纤维状的簇生根(黑龙江，吉林)。

Leaves simple , opposite , oblong , margin entire , lateral veins indistinct ; flowers fascicled , axillary , unisexual or dioecious , milky yellow ; berry yellow when ripe , longitudinally compressed and globose , ca. 4 cm across .

单叶对生，椭圆形，全缘，叶脉不明显；花簇生于叶腋，单性或杂性，乳黄色；浆果成熟黄色，扁球形，径约4公分。

Flowers axillary , solitary or fascicled , often arranged into terminal racemes .

腋生的花，单生或簇生，通常排列成顶生的总状花序。

Corolla glabrous ; leaves alternate or a few fascicled on short shoots .

花冠无毛；叶互生或一很少簇生在短茎上。