Plants acaulescent, with leaves in a basal rosette which is up to 40 mm diam., proliferous from the base and forming clusters. Leaves about 50, the young erect, ± incurved, the old ascending to spreading, incurved, up to 35 mm long, up to 11 mm broad, about 4 mm thick, oblong-lanceolate; upper surface convex to turgid, semi-pellucid, with numerous oblong pellucid markings with 4-5 green lines only visible near the apex, smooth; tower surface convex, semi-pellucid, with oblong pellucid markings, with 4-5 longitudinal green lines, smooth; keel 1, in the upper third, centrally positioned, toothed with 1 mm long pellucid teeth; margins acute, with teeth similar to those on the keel; end-awn 3 mm long, toothed. Inflorescence about 230 mm long; peduncle simple, terete, about 1 mm diam., brown, 180 mm long, bracteate; sterile bracts membranous, ovate, abruptly long acuminate, about 3 mm long, keeled; raceme about 50 mm long, lax, with about 12 spirally arranged flowers and buds, 2 open simultaneously; floral bracts membranous, 5 mm long, deltoid, acute, keeled with reddish veins, clasping the pedicels, (longer than the pedicels); pedicels 4 mm long, 1 mm diam., green, erect; perianth white with green and brown keels to the segments, 14 mm long, compressed at base, funnel-shaped, tube more or less 4 mm across, constricted to 3 mm above, curved; segments free to the base, limb 2 lipped; posterior segments with lobes free, erect, little spreading, white with fine grey-green veins; exterior part recurved, spreading, with grey-green veins; stamens 6 of two lengths 5 and 6 mm long, inserted within the perianth tube; ovary 4 mm long, 2 mm diam., green; style 1.5 mm long, white, curved, capitate.
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