Kadua degeneri, a member of the coffee family (Rubiaceae). is a prostrate shrub with 4-sided stems and peeling. corky bark. Leaves are quite variable, ranging from long and thin to heart-shaped, and are 1 to 3 cm (0.4 to 1.2 in) in length and0.3 to 2 cm (0.1 to 0.8 in) in width. Flowers are arranged in groups of 1 to 10 in clusters at the ends of the stems. Sepals are fused into a tube and flare into four of five leaf-like lobes up to 8 mm (0.3 in) long. Petals are fused into a trumpet-shaped tube6 to 7 mm (0.2 to 0.3 in) long with four or five lobes up to 4 mm (0.2 in) long. Capsules are nearly globe-shaped and about 4 to 5 mm (0.2 in) in diameter. Seeds are angled and almost black.