ɪts spˈiːsiːz ɑːɹ kˈɑːmənli kˈɔːld ɡɹˈiːn dɹˈæɡənz dˈuː tə ðə kˈʌlɚ ænd ʃˈeɪp ʌvðɪ ˌɪnflɚɹˈɛsəns, wˌɪtʃ pəzˈɛsᵻz ɐ ɡɹˈiːn, hˈʊdᵻd spˈeɪð fɹʌm wˈɪtʃ pɹətɹˈuːdz ɐ lˈɔŋ, tˈʌŋlˈaɪk ɛkstˈɛnʃən ʌvðə spˈædɪks.
Its species are commonly called green dragons due to the color and shape of the inflorescence, which possesses a green, hooded spathe from which protrudes a long, tongue-like extension of the spadix.