A shrub or small tree, 2-3 m. tall; flowering internodes moderately short and stout, hirsute, the hairs of various lengths; leaves elliptic-obovate, apex narrowly sharp-acuminate, base inequilateral, cordulate, the longer side 2-4 mm. longer at the petiole and covering the petiole, 8-13 cm. wide X 16-27 cm. long, scabrous above and loosely villous or at least pubescent along the nerves, thinly long-hairy beneath, ciliate, somewhat rugescent or nearly smooth, pinnately nerved from the lower half, the nerves 6 or 7 on each side, drying rather thin, subtranslucent; petiole 5-10 plus 2-4 mm. long, densely hirsute, vaginate-winged to the blade; spikes 5 mm. thick X 10-13 cm. long; peduncle rather stout, 2 cm. long, with intermixture of short, stiff, and long, crisp hairs; bracts rounded-or triangular-subpeltate, fringed, pedicel villous; fruit oblong, compressed, rusty-hirtellous, stigmas sessile.
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