Smilacin ndi wosazungulira wopindika wokhala ndi masamba owundana kapena owongoka. Ndi ya kakombo wa banja lachigwa ndipo ili ndi mitundu yopitilira 25. Ntchito paminda yolima dimba. Mitundu yambiri imapanga msipu wolimba wobiriwira mwachangu. Imakhala bwino ndi mbewu ndi zitsamba zina zotchedwa herbaceous, chifukwa chake zingagwiritsidwe ntchito pokonza nyimbo zovuta pabedi la maluwa.
