Stylochaeton kerensis N.E.Br.

Rhizome fleshy, articulate, branched. LEAVES: petiole about 10-20 cm long, sheathed at least to the middle, sheath with purple bands above ground; blade hastate to hastate-sagittate, central lobe 7-10 x 1.8-2.5 cm, lateral (basal) lobes 2.5-3.5 x 1-2 cm. INFLORESCENCE below ground: peduncle 0.6-1.2 cm long, cataphylls 3-4. Spathe with a subterranean tube 3-3.5 cm long and a boat-shaped blade opening only by a lateral slit, c 1.2 cm long, leathery. Spadix about as long as spathe or slightly longer. Female flowers: 5, perianth obliquely urn-shaped, c 7 mm long, joined to the axis for nearly all its length; style c 3 mm long, incurved; stigma discoid. Male flowers: perianth cup-shaped, 0.5-0.8 mm long; filaments filiform c 0.5 mm long. FRUIT not known.