It bears a cluster of large flowers that are initially lilac to purple in color, but become a striking blue as they mature.

[2] Strongylodon juangonzalezii was first described in 2016 from specimens collected from the Buenavista Protected Landscape of Mulanay, Quezon Province.

It is named after Juan Carlos Tecson Gonzalez, a professor of zoology and the then director of the UPLB Museum of Natural History.

The generic name comes from Greek strongylos ("round") and odontos ("tooth-like"), in reference to the teeth-like shape of the flowers.

The seeds are shiny and maroon in color when fresh, but turn dark brown and papery as they dry.