Dichorisandra thyrsiflora, Mikan. Simple or nearly so, stout, 3-6 ft.: distinguished by its large lvs., which are lanceolate, narrowed into a distinct petiole, glabrous, 6-10 in. long, 2 in. wide, green on both sides: st. about 3 ft. high, scarcely branched, robust, glabrous: racemes subpanicled, pubescent; petals dark or light blue; sepals glabrous, blue or somewhat herbaceous. Brazil. B.R. 682. L.B.C. 12:1196. P.M. 3:127. G. 27:569. J.H. III. 43:262.