Brunsvigia natalensis Baker

Bulb subglobose, about 5 cm in diameter with a short neck and covered by a cartilaginous tunic. Leaves appearing with the inflorescence, oblong, obtuse, 15-25 cm, long, 10-12 cm broad, more or less scabrous on upper surface, occasionally smooth on margin and mainly smooth on lower surface, fairly tough. Peduncle 18-25 cm tall, 1.5-2 cm broad, compressed. Umbel densely 30-60-flowered. Spathe-valves ovate, 3-6 cm long. Pedicels 10-12 cm long in flower and sometimes developing longer in fruit. Perianth about 4 cm long with the tube about 5 mm long; lobes deep pink, narrowly oblong-lanceolate. Stamens about as long as the perianth. Ovary turbinate; capsule 2.5-3 cm long and 2-5 cm broad. The statement in the description of the type that the leaves are glaucous on both surfaces cannot be verified, as there is no such statement on the label. It seems unlikely to be true.