Homalomena kvistii Croat

Internodes short, to 5 cm diam.; saparomatic, smelling of anise; petioles 46-110 cm long, 8--10 mm diam, 1.3-2.6 times longer than blades, matte, drying grayish green, finely striate, obtusely flattened adaxially, moderately firm, sheathed 17-18 cm, 1/4 to 1/3 its length, the sheath margins persisting; blades ovate to broadly ovate, 35-47 cm long, 16-28 cm wide, 1.6-1.8 times longer than wide, equilateral or slightly equilateral (one side 1-1.5 cm wider), gradually to abruptly and narrowly acuminate at apex, slightly inequilateral and rounded or weakly subcordate at base; adaxial surface dark green and matte above, drying dark gray-green; abaxial surface matte and moderately paler than upper surface, drying yellow-green; midrib sunken and slightly paler than surface above, thicker than broad and slightly paler below; primary lateral veins 22-30 pairs, obtusely sunken above, weakly pleated-raised below, arising from midrib at an acute angle then spreading at 65-95° angle and broadly arcuate to the margins near the base of blade, spreading at a 55-65° angle near apex of blade; minor veins darker than surface below. INFLORESCENCES 2-3 per axil; peduncles 14-18.5 cm long, to 8 mm diam., white near base, otherwise pale yellow-green; spathe 20-21 cm long, greenish white, pinkish on the outer edge of the tube, slightly constricted above tube (about midway); spadix slightly shorter than the spathe; pistillate portion 3.1 cm long, drying 6.5 mm diam.; staminate spadix to 14 cm long, narrowly long-tapered to an acute apex, drying to 5 mm diam.; pistils drying with a circular apex 1 mm diam., the stigma oblong, 0.8 mm long. Berries not seen.