| Rhizome |
cylindrical, 0.8–1 cm in diam. |
bulbous, 0.4–1 cm in diam. |
globose (size unknown) |
a slightly bulb-shaped tuber, 2–4 mm long and wide, completely covered with a dense 0.5 mm thick layer of pale brown intertwined curly hairs |
| Stem |
ca 2 cm long, green |
4-sided, tinged purplish, internodes almost absent |
absent |
acaulescent herb ca 6 cm high |
| Lamina (ordinary leaves) |
ovate, 8–10 × 6–9 cm |
ovate, 1–4 × 0.9–2.7 cm |
ovate to rounded, 2–7 × 2.5–6 cm |
very broadly ovate to orbicular, ca (0.5–)1.6–2 cm long and wide; base very broadly cordate, apex very broadly rounded, margin entire to subdenticulate |
| Number of lateral primary veins |
4–5 pairs |
2–3 pairs |
2–4 pairs |
7-nerved, all nerves indistinct and only middle one reaching apex |
| Petioles |
8–15 cm long, light green, densely villous |
0.4–2.5 cm long, reddish, covered with glandular trichomes |
5–15 cm long, white to pinkish green, densely villous |
3–4 cm long |
| Pedicel |
10–25 mm long, sparsely covered with glandular trichomes |
4–5 mm long, covered with glandular trichome |
1–4 mm long, glabrous |
5–6 mm long |
| Inflorescence |
scorpioid cyme |
scorpioid cymes |
scorpioid cymes |
scorpioid cymes |
| Number of flowers per inflorescence |
20(–25) flowers |
5–11 flowers |
5–12 flowers |
4–8 flowers |
| Hypanthium size |
5–6 × 2–2.5 mm |
3.5 × 1.3–1.5 mm |
1.5–4 × 1.5–2 mm |
ca 3.5 x 1 mm |
| Petal |
9–10 × 6–7 mm, glabrous |
5.5–6 × 3.5–4 mm, abaxially glandular trichomes on midvein |
3–5 × 3–4 mm, glabrous |
5 × 2.7 mm, elliptic, apiculate, thin, pink |
| Capsule |
5–7 × 2.5 mm, glabrous |
3.5–4.0 × 2–2.2 mm, glabrous |
5–7 × 2–2.5 mm long, glabrous |
ca 4.5 x 1.5 mm, glabrous |