Leaves are large, of both types, aerial as well as floating orbicular 20-90 cm. In diameter, abruptly acute to form a
short tip, petiolate, entire glaucous, non-wettable, strong cupped in case of aerial leaves and flat in case of floating
ones, radiantly nerved, the fresh leaves are leathery, bout on drying they are nearly membranous and brittle, there is more or less brownish red blotching on the lower surface, petioles of the aerial leaves are erect and stout white those of the floating ones are not strong enough. The usual length varies from 24.00 to 33.00 cm. in case of aerial leaves and 23to 30 cm in case of floating, petioles are smooth, greenish or greenish brown in colour with small brown dots sometimes rough with very small, but distinct princkees, odour is distinct, fracture is fibrous. When transversely cut, the petiole of leaf stalk always shows four distinct, large cavities in the centre and small cavities in the periphery.