Shrub, 30 cm. tall; stem sparsely pubescent (?); leaves obovate or elliptic-obovate, apex acutish, base subequilateral and abruptly acute at the petiole, 7-12 cm. wide X 12-19 cm. long, pinnately nerved below the upper third, the nerves about 6 on each side, with prominent cross-connecting-anastomosing nervules, sparsely villous above, the nerves beneath crisp-or appressed-pubescent, rather ob-scurely glandular-dotted, drying papery, translucent, finely pellucid-dotted; petiole up to 2 cm. or more long, vaginate toward the base (?); spikes as yet young, 3 mm. thick X 3.5 cm. long; peduncle 2.5 cm. long, sparsely pubescent; bracts triangular-subpeltate, densely pale-fringed; ovary subglobose, stigmas 3, rounded, on a rather short, stout style; fruit not developed.
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