Densely pubescent perennial tendril vine with 3-lobed velvety-pubescent leaves to 70mm long. 2-5-flowered inflorescence with bracts to 8mm long, glabrous calyx, purple glabrous corolla to 50mm long, corolla tube to 14mm across, red at top of tube, slightly 5-lobed limb to 25mm across, glabrous black 2-celled capsule