Flowers up to 70 cm diam. Perigone lobes up to c. 20 cm long and 24 cm wide, with scattered rather numerous warts, with 3-4 mm space between them, the warts smallest relative to the red background of any species known. Perigone tube with ramenta which are mostly unbranched and only slightly swollen at apex, those near the diaphragm c. 10 mm long, those near the base of the tube 5 mm. Diaphragm only slightly lighter red than the perigone lobes, about 30 cm in diameter with a central opening about 20 cm across; upper face with about 3 to 4 concentric rings of circular whitish, dark red ringed spots, in about 30 radial lines; lower face with 7 concentric rings of white blots, which are up to 7 mm across. Central part of disk with 32-40 flattened processes, 2-2.5 cm long. Male flowers with 25-30 anthers.
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