 The receptacle is 10–12 cm long, about 1,5 cm thick at middle, green often reddish at apex or reddish throughout, bearing numerous linear to oblong, obtuse, ± keeled bracleoles 2–3 cm long, ± spreading.The nectaries are about 3–4 cm long, stamens numerous, declinate, shorter than the tepals, inserted in two zones the lower one ca 4 cm long, from a point ca 4 cm from the ovary chamber, the upper zone forming a throat circle ca 2 cm above, filaments 5–7 cm long, pale yellow or pale greenish yellow; style 15–20 cm long, as long or longer than stamens, 2–3 mm thick, widest at base.The stigma lobes are white, 8-9, papillose (nipple-like).