Afrothismia winkleri Schltr.

Underground stem up to 4 cm. long, with spherical clusters of bulbils.. Stem above ground 2.5-15 cm., simple or sometimes with 1-flowered side branch, sometimes irregularly papillose, ridged just below flower.. Leaves ovate, acute, sometimes keeled, pale brown, ± 2.5-5 × 1 mm.. Inflorescence a 1-3-flowered cyme; bracts lanceolate to ovate, acute, keeled, dull red, clasping stem, 6-10 × 5-6 mm.. Perianth-tube bent ± at right-angles near the middle where flanged within; lower part of perianth-tube 6-nerved, transparent, cream with purple V-shaped markings indicating the interior position of the adnate filaments, 5-10 mm. on longest side, 3-6 mm. on shortest side, 5-8.5 mm. wide; upper part of tube chrome yellow with crimson patch above, 6-nerved, 8-10 mm. on longest side, 4-7 mm. on shortest side, 5.5-7 mm. wide; flange up to 0.85 mm.; mouth with a recurved fleshy rim 1 mm. deep, yellow; tepals yellow, 4.5-15 mm. long, inserted up to 8 mm. apart, with free extensions basally on either side up to 2 mm. long.. Stamens cream, filament inserted at base of perianth-wall, free part of filament thickened, curved, ± 0.1-1.5 mm. long, anther 0.5-1 mm. long, anther-connective with triangular appendage at apex.. Ovary pale yellow or purplish, 1-3 × 3.5-4.5 mm.; style 1-2 mm. long, up to 0.75 mm. wide; stigma with 6 small obtuse lobes at margin.. Fruit pale yellow.