Underground parts unknown. Stem presumedly armed at the base, wiry, faintly ridged. Bulbils none seen. Leaves opposed, rather coriaceous, long-ovate, sometimes just cordiform at the base, otherwise rounded, shortly acuminate, to 12 by 5 cm; petiole to 5 cm. Male flowering axes 1-2 together, aggregated on leafless branches which as far as known are more lax and shorter than those of D. nummularia and D. divaricata; parts of the branch carry hairs thinly scattered which do not extend onto the axes that carry the flowers; hairs of the stiletto type; axes of the spikes to 4 cm long with flowers spaced about their own diameter apart. Buds nearly globose above their broad base, 1 mm long. Female plant unknown.
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