Leaves are simple and alternate without stipules. Leaf blades are egg-shaped to diamond-shaped, with the broader end closest to the stem, and 1–4 inches long and 0.5–2.5 inches wide. Petiole is approximately as long as the blade. Leaves may be variegated with a v-shaped watermark or a...
In the Guianas, whole plant infusion of the white-flowered variant used as diabetes remedy. Warm infusion of leaf is used as sudorific. Globosa leaves and flower are used as a folk remedy for oliguria, heat and empacho, hypertension, antioxidant, antimicrobial, cough, diabetes, kidney proble...