Leaves are amplexicaul, with the lower wings being slightly expanded.
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The leaves are amplexicaul and vary from 4 to 7 per plant.
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The amplexicaul leaves ( leaves grasping the stem ).
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The stipules submembranous, semi-or fully amplexicaul but free, 2 5 mm.
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Upper leaves are sessile, " amplexicaul " ( their base is embracing the stem ) and more lanceolate.
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The stem of " N . mapuluensis " can measure up to 6 mm in diameter, but the maximum length is unknown . semi-amplexicaul.
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This species is evergreen, single-stemmed or much branched from near the ground, sometimes stilt-rooted, and has linear to narrowly oblong-elliptic leaves with numerous parallel nerves, up to 400 x 20 mm, mostly in terminal clusters, clasping the stem for half its circumference ( half-amplexicaul ).