Large woody climber with glabrescent striate twigs. Coriaceous leaves to 190mm x 70mm puberulous above tomentulose beneath. Single flowered axillary inflorescence with bracts, sepals to 3mm x 5mm rusty tomentose outside glabrous inside, coriaceous outer petals to 25mm x 12mm rusty tomentose outside glabrous or with short grey hairs inside, inner petals to 5mm x 4mm more or less glabrous. Rusty tomentose fruit to 35mm x 25mm with persistent calyx