Visually conspicuous species with glossy large
white-veined dark-green leaves that are attached to spotted
petioles. The large leaves can be 15 cm or more in length and their underside is of a pale green colour. The
stems are one to two cm thick, swelling at where petioles branch out. The petioles can be 15 to 20 cm long, covered in
fine hair, light green spotted with purplish-brown, and grooved on the top side. The
flower spikes are solitary, 20 to 30 cm long, and purplish in color. The spikes emit a faint musky smell usually at dusk. ==Taxonomy==