Perennial herb with erect leafy stems 2-4 m. tall.. Leaves elliptic to obovate, 15-35 × 3.5-9.5 cm., apex acuminate, narrowed below to the rounded or subcordate base, the margin sparsely ascending-ciliate, the lamina otherwise usually glabrous but sometimes sparsely appressed pubescent beneath; petiole 4-12 mm. long; ligule coriaceous, green in life, 4-8 mm. long, glabrous; sheaths lightly striate when dry, in life green, often with purple blotches.. Inflorescences (?always) terminal on the leafy shoots; floral bracts oblong, convex, truncate to rounded at the apex, ± 3.5 × 3 cm., the upper ones rather smaller, green with purple markings, each subtending 2 fully developed flowers; bracteoles boat-shaped, with a thickened rigid keel, pale green with pink markings and with a thin pink scarious margin, ± 2.5 × 0.8 cm.. Calyx funnel-shaped, 1.7-2 cm. long, with 3 triangular teeth 5 mm. long, with a pink scarious margin; calyx-teeth project 2-3 mm. beyond the bracts after anthesis.. Corolla tube ± 2 cm. long, hairy inside; petals white, semi-transparent, oblong-ovate, 3-4 × 1.2-1.4 cm., hooded at apex; labellum broadly triangular, funnel-shaped, ±2.5 cm. long and wide, white, sometimes tinged pink, with a rich orange-yellow central line which extends to the base of the tube.. Stamen ovate, ± 3 × 1.2 cm., white; anthers 7-8 mm. long.. Mature fruit and seeds not seen.
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A herb. It keeps growing from year to year. It grows 3 m tall. It has rhizomes. The stems are erect and slightly woody at the base. They are twisted in a spiral. The leaves are oblong to sword shaped and 25 cm long by 7 cm wide. The base is rounded and they taper to the tip. The leaves are based in spirals. They are smooth above and pale and hairy underneath. The flowers are in a round head up to 7 cm long. The flowers are tube shaped and 5 cm across. The fruit is a round capsule. There are many black shiny seeds.
Flowers white and yellow with pink tip in succulent terminal inflorescences.
Tall perennial herb with leafy stems up to 10 ft. high
It is a tropical plant. It grows in woodland, savannah woodland and palm groves. It needs to be in a sunny position. It grows up to 1,200 m above sea level. Cairns BG.
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The shaded floor of the rainforest or lowland secondary forest. Moist localities in forest and forest edges, at elevations up to 1400 metres.
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