Dioecious, caulescent, ramified. Leaves sessile, semi-amplexicaulous, 6-8 cm by 2-3 mm; midrib accompanied by 6-8 parallel inconspicuous veins, connected in their turn by very fine cross-veins. Peduncle axillary, 0.5 to 15-18 cm, elongating during anthesis. Spathe 2.5-4 cm, with 5-8 ♂ flowers, tips obtuse. Pedicels 5-7 cm. Sepals linear-lanceolate, acute, 1-nerved, green with a dark spot near the apex; 4-5 by 1.5 mm. Petals 12-15 by 1 mm. Stamens 9; filaments 2-3 mm; anthers linear-lanceolate, apex acuminate, 1.5-2 by 0.25-1/3 mm. Carpel rudiments 3, ovate, 1 mm long, with a 2.5-3 mm long slender stylode. Female plants not yet known.
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