Robust climber to 50m, glabrous spirally arranged leaves in 3 ranks to 440mm x 30mm with spiny margins. Terminal green to greyish-green flower head to 90mm x 30mm, infructescence to 140mm long consisting of 3-4 spirally arranged cephalia with bright orange fleshy glabrous bracts to 230mm long with spiny margins, green fruit to 90mm x 30mm