Sometimes climbing tree or shrub with glabrous branches. Coriaceous leaves to 320mm x 110mm, glabrous above & glabrate beneath. Terminal cymes to 110mm wide x 60mm long with purple bracts to 10mm long, 12mm long yellow or red flowers, calyx with triangular teeth, white pilose corolla 9mm long. Dark purple densely pilose or glabrous berry 4mm x 5.5mm