Tree c. 9m high. Trunk stout, spineless; bark "compressed" with transverse fissures.Inflorescence pendulous. Calyx shining red, spathaceous. Standard 2.8- 3 x 2.6-2.7cm, scarlet,remaining closed and folded, broadly oblong-ovate; wings c.2.2cm long, fused, palegreen. Keel not evident. (See. Suppl. Label).