Peltandra Raf.

Herbs, wetland. Rhizomes vertical. Leaves appearing before flowers, several, clustered apically, erect; petiole equal to or longer than blade; blade green or glaucous light green, simple, not peltate, lanceolate to widely ovate, base hastate to sagittate, rarely cordate, apex acuminate to rounded or mucronate; lateral veins parallel. Inflorescences: peduncle recurving in fruit, half ½ as long as to slightly longer than petiole, apex not swollen; spathe tube green, enclosing base of spadix; spathe blade green to white, opening slightly to fully at anthesis; spadix cylindric. Flowers unisexual, staminate and pistillate on same plant,, pistillate flowers covering basal portion of spadix,, staminate flowers apical, consisting of 4--5 connate stamens forming flat-topped synandrium; sterile flowers proximal to and usually distal to staminate flowers; perianth absent. Fruits not embedded in spadix, red or green to dark purple-green. Seeds 1--2(--4), mucilage present. x = 14.