Spindly shrub or tree to 5 m tall; upper stems ferruginous-pilose. Leaves pinnate, sometimes pinnatisect towards apex, ovate to obovate in outline, 10-18 cm long including petiole; pinnae (7-) 11-25, sessile, decurrent, oblong or ovate, irregularly toothed, with scattered hairs below, denser on midrib, reticulate-veined above. Conflorescence terminal, solitary, 9-10 cm long, usually exceeding leaves, ±glabrous; pedicel 6-10 mm long. Perianth c. 8 mm long, dull red, glabrous. Gynophore c. 4 mm long. Style c. 2 mm long. Fruit never seen, apparently not set.
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