Plants acaulescent, with leaves in a basal rosette about 2.5 to 8 cm diam., slowly proliferous from the base. Leaves numerous, the young erect to spreading, the tips incurved, the old spreading, tips incurved, up to 5 cm long, up to 18 mm broad, up to 5 mm thick, ovate to elongate, bluntly tapering, green; upper surface turgid, flat below, pellucid, with about 5 to 9 green reticulate lines, smooth; lower surface convex, smooth, semi-pellucid, with 5 to 10 reticulate green lines; keel 1, centrally positioned in the upper third, smooth. Inflorescence about 36 cm tall; peduncle simple, terete, about 2 mm diam., about 14 cm tall, bracteate, sterile bracts membranous, ovate, long acuminate, about 7 mm long, erect, keeled; raceme about 22 cm long, lax, with about 25 spirally arranged flowers and buds, 2 to 3 open at a time; floral bracts membranous, 6 mm long, deltoid, acute, keeled with fine reddish-brown veins, clasping the pedicels, (longer than the pedicels); pedicels 4 mm long, 1 mm diam., brown, erect; perianth white with brown keels to the segments, constricted to 3 mm above, curved; segments free to the base, limb 2 lipped; posterior segments recurved, spreading, white with brown veins; exterior part much recurved, spreading, white with brownish veins; stamens 6 of two lengths 7 and 8 mm long, inserted within the perianth tube; ovary 5 mm long, 2 mm diam., green; style 1.05 mm long, curved, capitate.
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