Cyanella aquatica Oberm. ex G.Scott

Plants to 500 mm high. Corms shallow or moderately deep-seated, 20 mm diam., tunics of papery or leathery layers, not extending into neck, pale whitish brown. Basal leaves ± 5 or 6, suberect, linear-lanceolate or narrowly lanceolate, 200-350 x 10-15 mm, attenuate, canaliculate with prominent midrib abaxially, soft-textured, bright green, glabrous. Inflorescence a lax raceme, up to 15-flowered, simple or with 1-3 branches from near base, lower flowers 1.5-3.0 times pedicel length apart; pedicels geniculate, horizontal in basal 1/2 to 2/3 then aburptly flexed upwards at ± right angles, mostly 15-20 mm long but lowermost up to 30 mm long; bracteoles basal or subbasal. Flowers facing outwards, bright orange, veined green on reverse, fragrant; tepals spreading, outer ovate, 9-12 x 3-4 mm, recurved-apiculate, inner shortly clawed, claw ± 1 mm long, blade ovate, 9-11 x 4-5 mm. Stamens dimorphic, 5 + 1; filaments of posterior cluster 2.0-2.5 mm long, outer slightly longer than inner, connate ± halfway or more into tube 1.5-2.0 mm long, yellow, anthers 1.5-2.0 mm long, yellow; anterior stamen with filament ± 1 mm long, connate to upper cluster for most of length, anther ± 3 mm long, yellow. Ovary half inferior; style medially deflexed, ± 3 mm long, not extending beyond anthers. Capsules erect on geniculate pedicels, subglobose, ± 8 x 6 mm, 3-lobed and retuse. Seeds ovoid, 3.0 x 2.5 mm, rugulose.