Coarse rhizomatous climbing vine with hirsute stems. Leaves to 150mm x 50mm, glabrous above streaked reddish-brown, densely hirsute-tomentose beneath. 3-5 bracts. Tomentellous umbels. Orange flowers streaked brownish crimson, showy, yellow with a few maroon spots inside, orange or red & green sepals to 40mm x 13mm, orange petals or greenish-yellow dotted with dark red to 40mm x 15mm. Green fruit, red seeds.