Liana or shrub with ferrugineous-tomentulose young stems becoming glabrescent. 9-15 foliolate leaves, coriaceous leaflets to 250mm x 110mm, puberulent above becoming glabrate, pubescent beneath. Termina or axillary racemes or panicles with bracts to 5mm x 3mm & bracteoles 2mm x 2mm, flowers 12mm long with ferrugineous tomentulose calyx to 6mm x 4.5mm, rose-violet petals. Wingles glabrescent fruit to 60mm x 35mm.