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Description: | Stems to 4 m tall. Leaves: petiole sheath produced into a long (3-7 cm) cusp; mid-vein of lamina 16-23 cm long; base cordate; sinus between the basal lobes ± closed by the overlapping lobes. Spadix greenish outside and white within and pink towards the base. |
Notes: | Recorded for Harare on a list of Zimbabwean cultivated specimens in Pretoria (PRE), collected by Walters JA. |
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Worldwide distribution: | Tropical South America. |
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