Evergreen shrub or small tree to 12 m tall with regular horizontal branching when young. Leaves 15-25 cm long, opposite, elliptic-oblong to obovate. Flowers 2.5-3.5 cm long in terminal spike-like clusters, corolla funnel-shaped creamy white to pale orange or pinkish. Fruits c. 1.2 cm long, ellipsoid, pale yellow.