| Field notes | Epiphyte; petiole terete; major veins raised on both sides; cauline veins inconspicuous; blade soft, flexible, semiglossy on both sides, slightly paler beneath, epunctate; peduncle terete; inflorescence much shorter than leaves; spathe white, reflexed at anthesis; spadix orchid, protogynous; spathe persisting, becoming tinged with green in fruit; pistils whitish, emergent, the spadix becoming brownish-red. Cultivated at MO |