Vine with woody corky glabrous stems & tuberous roots. Hairy leaves to 145mm x 92mm. Umbels or 8-11 flowers with bracts to 12mm x 0.5mm, calyx tube to 2mm with green lobes to 4mm x 2mm, purple-brown corolla to orange hispid corolla, tube to 3mm long & lobes to 6mm x 4mm, 5-lobed corona. Divergent hairy brown follicles to 110mm x 25mm with scattered short prickles.