Large tree to c. 15 m high with very stout trunk. Petals 1-1.3 x 0.6-0.7 cm, elliptic-obovate, rosy-pink in bud, pale fawn or creamy at anthesis with prominent red vein mosaic; 1 petal much smaller. Sepals reflexed. Stamens and style curved upwards. Old pods dark brown; shape very variable.