Plants acaulescent, in a basal rosette which is 35 to 40 mm diam., proliferous from the base and forming small clusters. Leaves about 40, the young erect with tips incurved, the old ascending, little spreading, tips recurved, 45 to 50 mm long, about 5 mm broad, up to 2 mm thick, lanceolate, green or reddish-brown; upper surface slightly convex, semi-pellucid, with about 4 red lines, smooth, with a number of pellucid spots in the upper third of the leaf; lower surface convex, not pellucid, smooth; keel 1, obliquely positioned in the upper third, toothed with about 1 mm long pellucid teeth; end-awn 1.5 mm long, white, smooth. Inflorescence about 25 cm tall; peduncle simple, terete, about 1 mm diam., bracteate, sterile bracts membranous, lanceolate acuminate, about 6 mm long, erect, keeled; raceme about 60 mm long, lax, with about 10 spirally arranged flowers and buds, 2 to 3 open simultaneously; floral bracts membranous, 2 mm long, deltoid, acute, keeled with fine brown veins, clasping the pedicels, (longer than the pedicels); pedicels 1.5 mm long, 1.5 mm diam., green, erect; perianth pinkish-white, with green keels to the segments, 10 mm long, compressed at base, funnel-shaped, curved; tube more or less 3 mm across, constricted to 2 mm above, ascending, spreading, curved; segments free to the base, limb 2 lipped; posterior segments recurved, spreading, white with brown veins; exterior part recurved, spreading, replicate, white with green veins; stamens 6 of two lengths 6 and 7 mm long, inserted within the perianth tube; ovary 4 mm long, 2 mm diam., green; style 1 mm long, white, curved, capitate.
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Proliferous. Leaves slender acuminate, incurving, 30-50 mm long, elongate lanceolate, dark green, opaque and with or without reticulate patterning, margins and keel lightly spined. Flowering time Jan., Feb.
Acaulescent succulent, forming clumps. Leaves small, slender, erect to incurved at tips, dark green to reddish, with white teeth. Flowers white.