Epiphytic climber to at least 0.8 m tall. Stem terete, 3-4 mm diam., internodes of climbing stems 2.5-4 cm long. Leaves coriaceous, sessile, rosette and short stem leaves unknown, leaves of climbing stems narrowly oblanceolate-elliptic, 5.9-8 by 1.1-1.9 cm, apex acute, base clasping the stem for 1/2 its circumference, not decurrent or auriculate. Longitudinal nerves 2 on each side of the midrib near the margin, inconspicuous. Pennate nerves numerous, held at 45° from the midrib, not reaching the longitudinal veins. Lower pitchers unknown. Upper pitchers infundibulate, 4.5-5.5 cm tall, the lower half narrowly subcylindrical, 1-1.1 cm wide, the upper half abruptly broadly in-fundibulate, 2.6-3 cm wide, fringed wings absent, ridges inconspicuous; mouth orbicular to broadly elliptic, horizontal, straight; peristome flattened, 3-4 mm wide, with fine raised ribs 0.25-0.5 mm apart, outer margin slightly sinuate, inner edge lacking teeth; lid very narrowly oblanceolate-elliptic, flat, 2.7-3.2 by 0.35-0.5 cm, apex rounded, base cuneate, lower surface lacking appendages, nectar glands fairly dense, orbicular, bordered, 0.15 mm diam., along the midline elliptic, c. 0.2 mm long; spur simple, recurved, 3-5 mm long. Male inflorescence unknown. Fruit unknown. Seed unknown. Indumentum lacking on stem apart from axils with short, simple white and brown hairs. Pitchers sometimes with a very few short white hairs. Blackish hairs present at the base of the lid. Colour of pitchers yellowish green.
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