Kadua fluviatilis, a member of the Rubiaceae (coffee) family, is a scandent (climbing) shrub, foetid (bad smelling) when bruised; with cylindrical, but slightly flattened, stems, 0.3 to 2.5 m (1 to 8 ft) long, glabrous (hairless), and with short lateral branches. Leaves are widely spaced, papery,...