Clades:
Araceae;
Arales;
Aridae;
Lilianae;
Angiospermae;
Plants;
Kingdoms.
Region: subsaharan Africa.
BotanyType: herb; perennial.
Root: very large tuberous rhizome up to 30 cm wide. extending along the surface for several meters; exceeded in size only by
Nypa fruticans and Dendrocalamus species.
Leaves: prickly; on stout stalks, petioles; springing from the rhizome in clusters ; 3 m tall; major divisions bearing many squared-off leaflets.
Inflorescence: pink spathes, 30 cm tall; peduncle up to 75 cm tall; springing up from the rhizome.