Cyrtandra tintinnabula, a member of the Gesneriaceae (African violet) family, is a shrub 1 to 2 m (3.3 to 6.6 ft) tall with opposite, stalked, elliptical or oval, papery-textured leaves 13 to 26 cm (5 to 10 in) long and 5 to 12.3 cm (2 to 4.8 in) wide. Leaves, especially the lower surfaces, have yellowish-brown hairs. Flower clusters, densely covered with long soft hairs, comprise three to six flowers, a main stalk 1 to 1.8 cm (0.4 to 0.7 in) long, flower stalks 0.5 to 1.5 cm (0.2 to 0.6 in) long, and leaf-like bracts. The green bell-shaped calyx is about 9 to 10 mm (0.4 in) long with triangular lobes. The hairy white corolla, about 12 mm (0.5 in) long and about 5 mm (0.2 in) in diameter, is divided into five lobes, each about 3 mm (0.1 in) long. Fruit and seeds are not described.