Basifixed; Leaves only 1 or 2 per plant, basifixed, arising from the tuber or 1 or 2 cauline leaves present subtending the inflorescence; petiole dark red, 3.5–7 cm long; leaf blade succulent, sub symmetrical, chartaceous when dry, adaxial surface with sparse multicellular hairs, dark green or brownish–dark green with a silver band running inside the margin, glossy, abaxial surface pale purplish red or vinaceous, with dense multicellular hairs especially on veins, cordate, 6–13 × 3–10 cm, base cordate, apex acute, margin sinuate or remote sinuate with multicellular hairs, venation palmate-pinnate, veins 6–8.
