Sometimes scandent shrub, tree or liana, young parts reddish-hairy, leaves to 140mm x 35mm glabrous above glabrescent beneath, panicles to 50mm x 40mm, pilose pink calyx with lobes to 1.3mm x 1.3mm, pink to maroon or purple corolla 4mm x 6mm with tube 1mm long & lobes 3mm x 2.5mm, bright red or scarlet fruit to 12mm x 6mm