Flora of North America species comparison

16–100 cm;

proximal internodes glabrous, distal glabrous to densely eglandular-puberulent.

2-ranked;

blade variegated, abaxially reddish purple, adaxially striped green and white, lanceolate-elliptic to ovate-elliptic, 3–9 × 1.5–3 cm (distal leaf blades wider or narrower than sheaths when sheaths opened, flattened), base oblique, cuneate, apex acute to acuminate.

spirally arranged, sessile (with sheaths ± saccate);

blade linear-lanceolate, 10–40 × 0.5–2.5 cm (distal leaf blades equal to or narrower than sheaths when sheaths opened, flattened), glaucous, glabrous or adaxially densely and minutely eglandular-velvety.

terminal, consisting of pairs of sessile cymes enclosed in sheaths of spathaceous bracts, pedunculate; spathaceous bracts foliaceous, reduced.

terminal, axillary;

bracts reduced, bases saccate, minutely velvety.

subsessile;

sepals basally connate, 4–5 mm;

petals pink, clawed, claws basally connate forming tube;

stamens epipetalous;

filaments bearded.

distinctly pedicillate;

pedicels 0.9–2.8 cm, densely eglandular-puberulent;

sepals 5–13 mm, densely, minutely eglandular-puberulent;

petals distinct, magenta to blue or violet, broadly obovate, not clawed, 1.5–1.8 cm;

stamens free;

filaments bearded.

3-locular;

locules 2-seeded.

6–7 mm.

2–3 mm.

= 12.