A glabrous, succulent, subsimple, arboricolous herb; stem up to 1 cm. thick when dry, rather short, internodes 2-3 cm. long; leaves alternate, elliptic-obovate, apex rounded, obtuse, or abruptly acute, commonly emarginulate, base cuneate, decurrent, 9-11 cm. wide X 15-20 cm. or more long, pinnately nerved to above tne middle, the lateral nerves very slender, about 6 on each side, drying thick, glossy, coriaceous, opaque, subrevolute; petioles stout, 5-12 cm. long, winged by the decurrent blade; spikes 2 mm. thick X 10-15 cm. long, closely flowered, several, solitary, or 2 or 3 from the nodes of a zig-zag, elongated stalk-like con-tinuation of the stem, inflorescence up to 15 cm. or more long; peduncles of individual spikes 2-4 cm. long; rachis with anastomosing ridges; bracts round-peltate; fruit ellipsoidal, about 1 mm. long, rostrate, stigma at the base of an awl-like, equilong beak with hooked apex.
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