Plants said to be terrestrial, but appearing to be essentially epiphytic, the caudex slender and elongate, about 6 mm. thick, with short internodes; cataphylls linear-attenuate, as much as 12 cm. long, the nodes emitting numerous long roots; petioles very slender, 12-19 cm. long, geniculate about 1 cm. below the apex, the node very slender; blades ovate-oval or broadly oval, membranaceous when dried, 15-18 cm. long, 9.5-11 cm. wide, obtuse at the apex and abruptly caudate-acuminate, with an acumen 2 cm. long or more, broadly and shallowly cordate at the base, the basal lobes broadly rounded, the basal sinus much broader than deep, slightly paler beneath, 9-nerved at the base, the primary costal nerves about 12 on each side, ascending at an angle of about 45 degrees, very slender, united to form a distinct collective nerve remote from the margin; peduncles slender, 9-11 cm. long; spathe pale green, narrowly oblong, 3 cm. long and 5 mm. wide, long-acuminate; spadix pale yellow, sessile, obtuse, 2.5-3.5 cm. long, 3-4 mm. thick, slightly attenu-ate upward.
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