Herbaceous glabrescent tuberous twiner with pubescent spineless stems, foliage tomentose beneath, leaves 70mm x 70mm. Female flowers pink with reddish-brown dotted bracts, lobes to 1.2mm, male cymes to 100mm long with flowers 2.5mm diameter, densely pubescent capsule to 20mm with 13mm wide wings at 90ยบ, very short infructescence with capsules erect