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Spikes pendulous, the terminal spike 3–7-flowered, lateral spikes 2–7-flowered; flowers moderately crowded (bract almost to about 2 internodes long); floral bracts 12–20 mm long, lanceolate, acute, ground colour whitish to light red-brown, flecked with brown, sometimes solid brown at the extreme base and along the midline; main veins 5–6 on each side of the midvein, intermediate veins well developed and therefore nearly contiguous, fading out in upper third of the bract.
Leaves several, the basal ones often absent at flowering time (burnt remains of previous seasons growth often visible), c. 400–600 × 2–4.5(9) mm, sheathing cauline leaves c. 4–5.
Flowers light to dark-mauve or lilac-pink, 17–22 mm long; perianth tube (5)6–7 mm long; tepals 10–15 × 5–7 mm.
Stigmas reaching to tepal apices or shortly exceeding them.
Stems 40–85 cm long, 2–5 branched.
Corms c. 15 mm in diameter.
Plants single-stemmed.
Anthers 6–7 mm long.
