Isodendrion pyrifolium of the Violaceae (violet) family, a shrub 0.8 to 2 m (2.6 to 6.6 ft) tall, has persistent stipules (leaflike appendages on leaves) and alternate, stalked, elliptic or sometimes lance-shaped, papery leaves that measure 2.5 to 6.5 cm (1 to 2.6 in) long and 0.8 to 3.2 cm (0.3 to 1.3 in) wide. The solitary, bilaterally symmetrical, fragrant flowers have five lance-shaped sepals 3.5 to 5 mm (0.1 to 0.2 in) long with membranous edges fringed with white hairs and three types of clawed (with a narrow petiole-like base) greenish-yellow petals 10 to 15 mm (0.4 to 0.6 in) long with lobes 4 to 5 mm (0.2 in) long. The three-lobed, 12 mm (0.5 in) long capsule opens to release olive-green seeds that are 3 mm (0.1 in) long and 2 mm (0.08 in) in diameter.