Spreading herbaceous stem-twining tomentose tuberous vine, rarely with prickles. Trifoliolate coriaceous tomentose mucronate leaves to 150mm, leaflets to 130mm x 35mm. Terminal or axillary male spikes to 120mm, purplish flowers, male flowers to 15mm wide with bracts to 2mm & bracteoles to 1.5mm. Axillary paired female spikes to 150mm long, flowers with bracteoles to 3mm, flowers 3mm wide. Tomentose glabrescent winged capsules to 30mm x 20mm.