#   Roots:  dark with many spindle-like tubers, resembling yam or manioc.
#   Stem: single, upright with round swelling just above ground.
#   Leaves: stellated, with 10-13 fingers, distal ones somewhat longer.
#   Petiol: attached to leaf palm between two shortest fingers.
#   Leaf arrangement: basically paired.
#   Flowers: one big flower or inflorescence at the top, shaped like an
#     oversize cashew nut. The narrower end is lighter and attached to
#     the plant, and covered by tight bracts resembling those of an
#     eggplant.  The wider end is crowned by a light patch surrounded by
#     short, narrow, curved petals, and filled with concentric dotted
#     circles---possibly a cluster of small mature flowers.
#
#   Rene [07 Apr 1999] reports that the vellum of this folio is thinner than
#   average.
#
# Last edited on 1999-04-09 02:44:51 by stolfi
