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Araceae
Nephthytis afzelii Schott
SUMMARY
Rhizome 1/2-3/4 in. thick. LEAVES 2-3, at the apex of the rhizome, erect, glabrous; petiole 7-20 in. long, 1-2 lin. thick, terete, green; blade sagittate, forming nearly an equilateral triangle in outline, occasionally slightly constricted above the basal lobes; front lobe (from insertion of petiole) 21/2-10 in. long, 3-7 in. broad, acute or very shortly cuspidate; basal lobes 2 3/4-6 1/2 in. long, 1 1/2-4 in. broad, oblong-ovate or elliptic-oblong, somewhat abruptly acuminate; basal nerves denuded for 3-8 lin. in the parabolic sinus. INFLORESCENCE: Peduncle 9-18 in. long, terete, green. Spathe 2-2 1/2 in. long, 1-1 1/4 in. broad, oblong or ovate-oblong, obtuse, apiculate, decurrent for 4-6 lin. at the base, expanded, spreading, green. Spadix sessile, 1/4-1 3/4 in. long, about 1/4 in. thick, cylindric, obtuse; male part about twice as long as the female. Ovary subglobose; stigma sessile, large, discoid, 3/4-1 lin. diam. INFRUCTESCENCE: Berries about 1/2 in. long, 4 lin. thick, slightly obovoid, bright orange-yellow