Small tree to 7 m. high, young branches densely pubescent, older branches becoming glabrous. Leaf-rhachis to 35 cm. long with dense greyish brown indumentum. Leaflets to 15 pairs, oblong-elliptic to narrowly oblong, 3.5–14 cm. long, 1.5–3 cm. wide, apex rounded to sub-acuminate, base rounded, oblique, chartaceous; upper surface ± glabrous, lower surface with dense cinerous pubescence; lateral nerves 7–9 pairs, arcuate, ascending. Inflorescences axillary, densely fascicled on older branchlets, racemose; rhachis to 13 cm. long; rhachis, bracts, pedicels and sepals densely pubescent. Sepals narrowly elliptic, 6.5 mm. long, 2 mm. wide. Petals white or creamish, narrowly elliptic, 7.5 mm. long, 2.5 mm. wide, glabrous. Stamens 10; long-stamened flowers, 5 episepalous stamens to 6 mm. long, 5 epipetalous to 4 mm. long; short-stamened flowers, 5 episepalous stamens to 2 mm. long, 5 epipetalous to 1.3 mm. long, filaments free, flattened, glabrous. Ovary ovoid, ± 0.5 mm. long; styles of long-stamened flowers to 1 mm. long, strongly recurved; those of short-stamened flowers to 4 mm. long, puberulous. Ovules basally affixed. Fruit a scarlet pyriform follicle to 2.5 cm. long, 1.2 cm. diam.; rostrum ± 1 cm. long; surface longitudinally rugose and densely beset with short stiff bristles. Mature seeds not seen.
