A climber. Leaves unknown. Cymes articulated, very shortly pilose; bracts linear-lanceolate, shortly pilose, as long as the internodes; flowers sessile. Perianth greenish-yellow, minutely spotted with carmine and edged with dark purple; utricle ovoid, 9 lin. long, 7 lin. in diam.; tube cyathiform, 17 lin. long; lobes 3, triangular, 6 lin. long and wide, produced into tails 14 lin. long and about 1/2 lin. wide. Gynostemium turbinate; anther-cells linear, about 1 lin. long. Ovary clavate; stigmatic lobes broadly linear, 1 1/2 lin. long.
Distribution
Cameroons Upper Guinea between Barombi and Kumba, 1046 ft., Preuss, 108.