Crinum crassicaule Baker

Bulb large, more or less 24 cm long, 14 cm diam., narrowing at the apex into a rather thick neck about 7 cm diam. and varying in length. Leaves rosulate, the lower spreading from near the base, arching downwards, the new entire leaves in the centre few, suberect, tapering towards the apex, median leaves about 7 cm broad; margins with a thin cartilaginous border and small, fairly widely spaced, cartilaginous hairs. Peduncle lateral about 50 cm long, 2-3 cm broad, 1.3 cm thick, often tinged purplish brown. Spathe-valves fading soon and reflexed, about 7 cm long 2 cm broad at the base; bracteoles narrowly linear, white, about 4 cm long. Umbel 8-16-flowered. Pedicels 1.3-4 cm long. Perianth with a long slender tube 9-15 cm long, usually tinged brownish purple, buds erect at first, then cernuous and as the flower opens erect again; segments spreading abruptly and reflexed from the base; white or pale pink on the surface with a dorsal purplish or brownish red band down the centre, 5.5-8 cm long, 1-1.3 cm broad in the upper two thirds with the peaked apex usually over 5 mm long and green. Stamens arcuate erect (not declinate); filaments a brilliant maroon red in upper two thirds. Style brilliant red. Fruit not seen.