Herba parasitica. Caulis usque ad 23 cm. longus, 2.5 cm. crassus, carnosus. Folia squamiformia, dense imbricata; inferiora 5-7 mm. longa, orbiculari-ovata, abrupte acuta, carinata, subglabra, fusco-ferruginea; superiora gradatim longiora, usque ad 3 cm. longa et 1.2 cm. lata, oblonga vel elongato-oblonga, acuta vel obtusa, villoso-tomentosa, dorso ferruginea, cetera albida. Spica usque ad 14 cm. longa et 8 cm. lata. Bracteae 2-3 cm. longae, 1-1.2 cm. latae, oblongae, obtusae, villoso-tomentosae. Bracteolae 2-2 x 3 cm. longae, 1.5-2 mm. latae, lineares, acutae, villoso-tomentosae, albae. Sepala, 4-5 cm. longa, villoso-tomentosa, alba; lateralia per paria ad medium connata, parte connata oblonga 7 mm. lata, parte libera lineari obtusa; sepalum posticum liberum, lineare. Corolla 6 cm. longa, superne 7-8 mm. diametro, procurva, apice subacuta, ore obliquo 2 cm. longo basi unidentato, extra villoso-tomentosa, intra glabra, basi luteola, superne purpurea, apice ferruginea. Stamina vix exserta; filamenta basi pubescentia; antherae luteo-brunneae. Ovarium globosum, glabrum; stylus apice decurvus, complanato-subclavatus.
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Herb, parasite, up to 0.23 m high; stem fleshy. Leaves scale-like, densely imbricate, carinate, orbicular-ovate or oblong to elongate-oblong, lower surface red-brown, upper surface white, villous-tomentose, base abruptly acute, apex acute to obtuse. Inflorescence a spike. Bracts oblong, obtuse, villous-tomentose. Corolla curved upwards, upper parts purple; tube externally villous-tomentose, internally glabrous, apex subacute; mouth oblique; base yellow, unilabiate. Stamens barely exserted; filaments basally pubescent; anthers deep yellow-brown. Ovary globose, glabrous; style tip curved downwards, flattened-subclavate.
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