31. The flowers are reddish purple and have 4 sepals, 4 petals and 4 claw-like bundles of stamens. 32. The inflorescence bears a single phyllaries which are green, often with reddish purple longitudinal streaks or stripes. 33. The flower is magenta or reddish purple in color with a yellowish or magenta patch on its banner. 34. Near the anterior edge of the patch are two transverse lines of reddish purple , not reaching either margin. 35. Flowers are white to reddish purple . 36. There are 5 cream-coloured to reddish purple sepals which are variable in size and shape but mostly long. 37. Each head contains 5-14 pale blue, light violet or reddish purple ray florets surrounding 10-20 pale yellow disc florets. 38. The petal tube is mauve to blue outside, reddish purple on the top and white with purple spots inside. 39. The fruit is an edible drupe 5 6 mm diameter, it is a reddish purple ripening dark purple to black. 40. It has grey-green leaves, long and thin green stem and violet, to dark blue, to blue or reddish purple flowers.
