Herbs, deciduous. Tubers 7-8 mm in diam. Leaf solitary; stipules ovate-lanceolate, 3-7 × 2-4 mm, apex acute and cuspidate; petiole 3-11.5 cm, villous; blade broadly ovate, 6-13 × 4.8-8.5 cm, nearly symmetric, rugulose, abaxially hairy, adaxially sparsely pubescent, venation palmate, 7(or 8)-veined, base slightly oblique, cordate or deeply cordate, margin denticulate, apex acute or shortly acuminate. Inflorescences terminal, cymose, 6-18 cm tall, glabrous; bracts oblong, 3-4 × 1.5-2.5 mm, glabrous, apex obtuse or acute. Staminate flowers: pedicel 1.5-2 cm; tepals 4, pale pink to purplish pink, glabrous, outer 2 broadly ovate, 8-13 × 8-10 mm, inner 2 obovate-oblong, 7-12.5 × 4-5 mm; stamens 50-60; filaments 1-1.5 mm; anthers oblong or obovoid-oblong, 0.6-1 mm, apex emarginate or obtuse. Pistillate flowers: pedicel 1-1.5 cm; tepals 3, pale pink to purplish pink, glabrous, outer 2 oblate or orbicular, 6-8 × 9-11 mm, inner 1 oblanceolate, 6.1-9.2 × 2.8-4.2 mm; ovary 5-6 mm, glabrous, 3-loculed; placentae axile, bilamellate; styles 3, 2.8-3 mm, free or fused to halfway; stigmas U-shaped. Capsule pendulous, ovoid-oblong, ca. 11 × 7-8 mm, unequally 3-winged; abaxial wing triangular, 1.1-1.4 cm; lateral wings ca. 3 mm. Fl. May, fr. Jun. 2n = 22*.
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A small delicate herb. It has a tuber but no stem and keeps growing from year to year. The tubers are almost round and 5 mm across. There are 1 or 2 leaves. They are oval or heart shaped and 3-7 cm long by 2-6 cm wide. They taper to the tip. There are irregular teeth along the edge. There are hairs on both surfaces and the leaves are purple underneath. The leaf stalks are slender. The flowers are pink. There are 2-4 flowers on slender stalks 10-15 cm long. The fruit is a 3 sides capsule with unequal wings.
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