Liana. Branchlets densely ferruginous-tomentose, as are the petioles and petiolules. Lateral leaflets oblique, ovate-lanceolate, c. 20-40 by 6-12 cm, terminal ones lanceolate to oblanceo-late, 14-40 by 6-13 cm; thin-coriaceous, smooth to slightly bullate above, midrib on both sides densely ferruginous-tomentose, above glabrescent, nerves beneath sparsely pilose; base of the lateral leaflets very oblique, subcordate, of the terminal ones equilateral, narrowed, rounded; apex tapering shortly blunt-acuminate; nervation strongly prominent beneath, nerves 10-14 pairs, patent, curved, distinctly looped and joined close to the margin. Inflorescences, flowers, and infructescences unknown. Infructescences solitary or fascicled, cymose, up to 5 cm long, fulvous-velutinous. Fruits ovoid, c. 3 by 1.5 cm, with a 0.75 cm long slender beak, densely long-papillose, densely minute-tomentose, via greenish-chocolate to red. Seeds oblong-ellipsoid, rounded at both ends, for c. 1/3 covered by the arilloid.
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