Babiana lapeirousioides Goldblatt & J.C.Manning

Plants (50-)100-200 mm high, including leaves. Stem reaching up to 70 mm above ground, usually simple, rarely with 1 branch. Leaves narrowly sword-shaped, 50-150 x 5-9 mm, rigid, plicate, pungent, smooth, primary veins thickened, pale when dry. Spike compact, 2-to 4-flowered; bracts (17-)20-25(-35) mm long, smooth or minutely scabrid above, closely veined, dry and brown near apex, inner slightly shorter than outer, forked apically. Flowers zygomorphic, white, lower tepals with red or purple markings near base, unscented; perianth tube (25-)35-43(-52) mm long, cylindric, straight, flaring slightly toward mouth; tepals subequal or upper three slightly larger, spreading, narrowly oblanceolate, (10-)14-20 x 3-4 mm. Stamens unilateral; filaments erect, 7-8 mm long; anthers 4.5-5.5 mm, creamy white. Ovary smooth; style dividing from near base of anthers to shortly beyond anther tips, branches ± 2.5 mm long.