Large woody glabrescent climber with striate twigs. Leaves to 190mm x 90mm more or less glabrous. Axillary or terminal panicles with a bract 2mm x 1mm of flowers tawny-pubescent outside, coriaceous triangular sepals to 3mm x 3mm, coriaceous outer petals to 35mm x 6mm covered in brown hairs, hairy inner petals to 10mm x 3mm. Red-brown tomentose fruit 20mm diameter