| Field notes | Terrestial herb in loose clump. Lerafy shoot to 6.2 m long. Base of leafy shoot to 8 cm diam., greenish brown. Sheath greenish-brown. Ligule twisted with callus at base. Petiole 0-9 cm long, longest at uppermost leaf. Lamina to 90 x 20 cm, mid-green; beneath pale green, pubescent. Inflorescence to 2.5 m long, subterranean, scales cream to pale red. Flowers single, to 12 cm long. Bracteole 5-6 cm long, pale red in upper 2 cm. Calyx 9.5 cm, red in upper 5 cm. Corolla lobes pale green. Labellum white, red in centre, terminal lobe 3-lobed, with yellow-green patch. Stamen red. Fruit 3.5 x 3 cm, subterranean, ridged. Cream to pale reddish. Material in spirit. DNA sampled. |