Spiny scandent shrub with pubescent terminal racemes, cymes or panicles to 50mm long of yellow flowers, 5 sepals 1.5mm long pubescent outside, glabrous inside, 5 petals 1.5mm long, fruit a densely pilose yellow-brown or orange drupe to 22mm long x 18mm, stems with recurved spines to 1mm long, glabrous leaves hairy on nerves