Apparently erect plant c. 1 m high. Branches terete, striate, glabrous. Leaves thin-chartaceous, elliptic, 15-25 by 6-8.5 cm; apex acuminate, base cuneate; glabrous; basal nerves one pair, rather weak and short, ascending close to the margin up to ⅓-½ of the blade; lateral nerves 6 pairs, slightly elevated beneath, rather faint above; veins loosely reticulate, some crossbar-like, distinct beneath, obscure or invisible above; petiole 6-10 mm, glabrous. Inflorescences in the axils of leaves, racemiform, rachis up to 1 cm long, with condensed internodes, puberulous; bracts ovate to lanceolate, 4-6 mm long, puberulous on both surfaces. Flowers not seen (characters based on MERRILL Philip. J. Sc. 11 1916 Bot. 178 ). Pedicel and ovary 7 mm, glabrous. Utricle ellipsoid, c. 3.5 cm long; tube reflexed, 1 — 1.5 cm long; limb 1-lipped, narrowly oblong, 4.5 by 1 cm, apiculate-acuminate. Stamens 6; anthers ellipsoid, c. 1.5 mm long. Style column c. 6 mm long, 6-lobed; lobes narrowly oblong, c. 3 mm long. Capsule ovoid, c. 1.5 cm long, prominently ridged. Seed triangular, 4.5 by 3.5 mm, not winged, verrucose on both surfaces.
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