It is an unique species occur in the heart of the Western Ghats.

Herbaceous seasonal plants, perennate through underground tuber. In rainy season single leaf comes out which has several leaflets. Inflorescence stalk is green, whitem grey, plae blotched like patterns on snake body. Inflorescence is Spadix, Spathe is hood shaped like snake hood, white at apex, purple inside at base. Flowers are naked without petals, female flowers at base and male flowers at apex of inflorescence. Spadix elongate, comes out of spathe, purple in colour.