Terrestrial climber to 20 m tall. Climbing stem 4-angled, 5-10 mm diam.; short shoots and rosettes present. Leaves sessile, those of rosettes and short shoots scattered, lanceolate, several cm long; those of climbing shoots lanceolate, 12-22 by 3-4 cm, apex subpeltate to emarginate, the base clasping the stem by 1/2-2/3 its circumference, not decurrent or sheathing. Longitudinal nerves 2 or 3 on each side of the midrib in the outer 1/4 of the blade, innermost vein arising from 1/3-1/2 way along midrib. Pennate nerves oblique. Lower pitchers ventricose in the lower half, cylindrical in the upper part, 6-12 by 2.5-3.5 cm, with two fringed wings; mouth orbicular, oblique; peristome subcylindrical, 3-5 mm broad, ribs c. 0.5 mm apart, outer edge expanded and undulate, inner toothed; lid elliptic-oblong or ovate, 2.5 by 1.7-2.5 cm broad, apex rounded, base truncate, lower surface with an appendage near the apex, nectar glands bordered, c. 0.15 mm diam.; spur divided to the base with two filiform branches, c. 5 mm long. Upper pitchers unknown. Inflorescence 30-40 cm long; peduncle 15-20 cm long; partial peduncles 2-flowered, length unknown; bracts absent (not mentioned or figured in the protologue); pedicels 10-15 mm long; tepals elliptic, 4 by 3 mm; androphore 4 mm long. Fruits fusiform, valves lanceolate 20-25 by 5 mm. Indumentum of stem glabrous, with prominent glands; leaf margin reddish brown hairy; pitchers sparsely pubescent; lower surface of tepals, and fruit valves minutely pubescent. Colour of lower pitchers red or pale green with purple spots, peristome red.
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