1. Leaves and inflorescence.
2. Underground root-stock.
3. Lower part of spathe cut open.
4. Spike of fruits. Showing in succession (from below) female flowers, male flowers, and sterile flowers forming a ring of hairs borne on the spadix. Illustration from 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica, article Aroideae.
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