Bobartia macrospatha Baker

Plants (0.25-)0.50-1.10(-1.50) m high, usually forming tufts. Rhizome compact and corm-like, ± 10 mm diam. Stem formed by basal internode only, terete or subterete, 1-3 mm diam., with fine stomatiferous furrows. Foliage leaves 2 to 6 in a basal tuft, sessile, usually slightly shorter than but resembling stem. Rhipidia suberect, (3-)8 to 15 crowded in a dense obovoid head, subtended by suberect, dry, ± fibrous bract, expanded and partly sheathing young synflorescence; pedicels 2-6(-10) mm long, subglabrous; rhipidial bracts and spathes firm-textured, bracts and outer spathe broadly lanceolate, 6-11 mm long, dark reddish brown, inner 15-24 mm long, often silvery-papillose. Flowers yellow; tepals free or connate in a tube 4-7 mm long, elliptic, outer 18-32 x 9-15 mm, inner slightly smaller. Filaments 1.5-3.5 mm long; anthers ± 5 mm long. Ovary included, smooth; style 4-10 mm long, branches 5-6 mm long. Capsules included, ovoid, smooth, (8-)10-15 mm long.