A shrub or small tree. It grows 4-6 m high and spreads 2-4 m wide. The small branches have a dense hairy covering. The leaves are divided into leaflets with a leaflet at the end of the stalk. Leaves are 16-49 cm long. There are 7-15 leaflets. They are oblong and uneven at the base. The edges of the leaves are wavy or with rounded teeth. The leaflets are 2-12 cm long by 1.5-7 cm wide. There are a few hairs on the upper surface and densely hairy along the veins on the underneath surface. The flowers are on the ends of branches. They are 3-5 cm long. The flowers are woolly. The petals are 4 mm long and white. They have a bad smell. The fruit is a berry. It is oval and 6-8 mm long and red.