Erect shrub, 1-4 m. Leaves 2-pinnate, leaflets numerous. Petiole c. 22 cm; stipules a narrow elongated wing ¼-½ by 5-10 (or more?) cm, scar of similar length; rachis c. 60 cm. Leaflets elliptic, 7-15 by 3-6 cm, glabrous; margins shallowly lobed to dentate; apex acuminate; base cuneate; nerves 4-10 pairs; petiolules 4-10 mm. Inflorescences 18-25 mm long, finely sparsely pubescent, lax, multi-branched; bracts deltoid, small; peduncle 6-9 cm. Flowers 5-merous, yellowish white. Calyx 3-4 by 3-5 mm, pubescent; lobes 1 by 2 mm. Corolla tube + staminodial lobes 3½-4½ mm long. Staminodial tube 2½-4¼ mm; upper free part 1½-2¼ mm, lobes shallowly retuse, sinuses shallow; upper part 1-2 mm. Filaments 1½-2¼ mm, anthers 1½-2 mm. Ovary 6-celled, style 2 mm. Fruit unknown.
Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings. Seeds needs soaking.