The presence of eucamptodromous pinnate venation with small, polygonal shaped areoles, upper epidermis lacking stomata, abaxial diacytic stomata, small palisade ratio, small stomatal index and fairly large Cystoliths in both upper and lower epidermis were features characteristics of the species. Quadrangular stem with dense collenchyma strands at the angles, uniseriate medullary rays with greater quantities of lignified fibers in the wood, abundant deposition of calcium oxalate in characteristic sites of the epidermal tissues of the lamina, ground tissues of petiole, stem, secondary xylem vessels of the root are also diagnostic characters of the taxon