Sepals white, oblong, acute, reflexed, ca. 2 mm long. Petals white, ovate, acute, reflexed, broader than the sepals, ca. Peduncle of the female inflorescence ca. 40-50 cm, sometimes even longer, after anthesis coiled and contracted, in the fruiting stage unrolled again.
Sepals reddish, oblong, glabrous, with rounded apex and recurved margins.
Seeds 1 - 1 cm. The Sea-Grasses of the World.