Plants acaulescent, decumbent to erect, 200-360 mm tall and of the same diameter, solitary or proliferating from the base to form small groups. Roots succulent, up to 3 mm in diameter. Leaves distichous at first, becoming rosulate, rarely remaining distichous, 240-360 mm tall and 25-40 mm broad at the base, erectly spreading often falcate, linear-ensiform to linear-acuminate, tapering semi-terete to triangular in cross section; adaxial surface distinctly channelled, becoming more so during the dry season, plane towards apex; abaxial surface somewhat convex, with an indistinct excentric keel; both surfaces dark green with dense white spots, arranged in transverse bands; epidermis smooth, rarely slightly tuberculate; margin cartilaginous, serrulate; apex acute or acuminate, mucronate. Juvenile leaves distichous, erectly spreading, lorate, acuminate, distinctly tuberculate, mucronate. Inflorescence an erect to erectlv spreading lax panicle 0.35-1.50 m tall, rarely simple when plants are small and later with a pair of erectly spreading side branches; scape 5-10 mm at the base; branched from the upper half; side branches 2-8, erectly spreading each bearing 15-50 flowers; bracts 10-12 mm long, 4 mm broad at the base; floral bracts 6-7 mm long, 2 mm broad at the base; pedicel 7-8 mm long. Perianth 18-25 mm long stipitate for 2 mm, gasteriform basally for more than half its length, thence constricted to a tube of 4-4.5 mm in diameter; gasteriform portion 6-7 mm in diameter, narrow to globose-elliptic, reddish pink, tube light to dark pink; apices white, rarely pink erectly spreading obtuse, with green median stripes; inner segments channelled for the length of the gasteriform portion. Stamens 16-22 mm long; anthers 2 mm long, included. Ovary 5-8 mm long, 2-2.5 mm in diameter, style included; stigma minute, becoming capitate after anthesis. Capsule 12-27 mm long, 7 mm in diameter. Seeds oblong, 2-5 mm long, 2-3 mm wide. Flowering time July to November, but with a peak in September and October.
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Succulent, perennial herb; acaulescent, rosettes decumbent to erect, 0.20-0.36 m high, up to 0.6 m in diam., solitary or proliferating from base to form small groups. Leaves distichous, mostly becoming rosulate, dark green, with dense white spots arranged in transverse bands, 240-360 mm long, 25-40 mm wide at base, erectly spreading, linear-ensiform to linear-acuminate, tapering, distinctly channelled, surface smooth, apex acute or acuminate, mucronate, margins serrulate. Inflorescence branched or rarely simple, erect to erectly spreading, 0.35-1.50 m high. Flowers 18-25 mm long, basally gasteriform for more than half its length, gasteriform portion reddish pink, tube light to dark pink with green striations. Flowering time July-Nov., peak in Sept., Oct.
Acaulescent succulent to 1.5 m. Leaves smooth, linear-triangular, in a spiral rosette, margins and keels toothed. Flowers in an inclined, usually branched raceme, nodding, reddish, inflated below.
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