B. U679
A shrub-like or cane-like species with upright growth. The stems and petioles are deep red. This color is also seen on the leaf surface where the leaves attach. The lanceolate leaves are variable in thickness, width and color, the latter of which ranges from silver with a wide chocolate brown margin to chocolate brown with gray-green blotches.
The leaf margin ranges from almost smooth to serrated to dentate, often changing with growth, and differing from one side of a leaf to the other. This species has been circulating as "Kapuas Hulu," "Kalimantan sp." and "Kalimantan type I." The stems and petioles are bright red. The female flowers
develop first and the tepals and capsule are bright green.
- Classification: Unknown
- Plant Type: Shrub-like
- Origin: Asia, Indonesia
- Date of Origin: 2021
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