Stout herbs attaining 3 m.; leaves broadly oblong, somewhat cordate at the base, 75-150 cm. long, 20-50 cm. broad, usually bronze-tinged beneath; inflores-cences pendulous, the peduncle stout, 15-20 cm. long, very densely clothed with long ferruginous hairs, the rachis strongly flexuous; bracts ovate-lanceolate, obtuse or somewhat cordate at the base, gradually acuminate, densely ferruginous-villous to glabrate, deep crimson, 6-15 cm. long, 3-5 cm. broad; perianth about 3 cm. long, densely clothed with rather long golden hairs; fruits oblongoid, 1 cm. long, deep blue-purple.
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