Evergreen, often semi-aquatic bulbous geophyte. Bulbs clumped, forming numerous offsets. Leaves present at flowering, 4 or 5, shiny green; margin smooth. Inflorescence solitary per bulb; scape green often with a reddish blush towards base; pedicels green. Flowers 3-6(-8), suberect to slightly nodding, clear yellow, cream-coloured or white, sweetly scented; perigone tube 36^15 mm long, ± 2 mm diam. at base, widening gradually to 6-8 mm diam. at throat; tepals ovate, patent to rolled back, 5-10 x 3.5-5.0 mm, obtuse at apex; outer tepals as wide as inner. Stamens included in perigone throat and upper part of perigone tube; outer filaments attached 3-4 mm below throat; inner filaments attached in perigone throat, rarely up to 2 mm below throat. Ovary green.
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