Leaves springing from an underground stem, somewhat fleshy, ovate or elliptic, with subcordate base, margin undulate, closely beset with minute obtuse teeth, about 2 1/4 in. long, 1 1/4–1 1/2 in. wide, above very shortly hairy, below with longer white hairs especially on the midrib and nerves; petiole somewhat fleshy, about 1 in. long, very shortly hairy like the peduncles and receptacles. Peduncle 2 3/4 in. long; receptacle orbicular, ferruginous, about 1 in. in diam., bearing numerous very unequal bracts, those of the first grade about 10, linear, 3 1/2 lin. long and 1/2 lin. wide, of the second grade 4–5, between the primary, linear-spathulate, 1 1/2–2 lin. long and barely 1/2 lin. wide, also 1–2 very small ones, less than 1 lin. long between the secondary. Flowers very numerous; filaments 5–6 times longer than the orbicular anthers.