Large woody climber to 25m with glabrescent striate young twigs. Glabrous coriaceous leaves to 155mm x 70mm. Few-flowered inflorescence, hooked peduncles, green to pale yellow flowers to 25mm long with minute bracts, coriaceous triangular sepals puberulous outside glabrous inside to 5mm x 3mm, coriaceous rusty-tomentose yellow petals 7mm across, outer petals 20mm x 7mm. Glabrescent rose-red beaked fruit to 45mm x 35mm