Scandent shrub, brown pubescent striate young twigs with pink lenticels, coriaceous glabrescent leaves to 220mm x 50mm, leaf-opposed solitary flowers with 2mm long bract, 3 coriaceous brown pubescent sepals 5mm x 4mm, yellowish tomentose petals, outer petals 10mm x 8mm, inner petals 8mm long, brown pubescent transversely furrowed fruit to 20mm x 10mm