The leaf stems are generally longer than the blade and up to 66 cm long.

The upper part is covered with male flowers, of which the 4 to 6 stamens are fused into synandria, with the thecae on its sides.

The lower part of the spadix is covered with female flowers that are reduced to the ovary and stigma.

[3] The plant grows on rocky grounds at the edge of watercourses and on their damp banks.

[3] This slow-growing plant is recommended in spacious aquariums and paludariums, where propagation by division of the rhizome is the general method.