Plants acaulescent, with leaves in a basal rosette which is about 14 cm diam., proliferous from the base. Leaves about 30, in 5 vertical tiers, green, the young erect, the old ascending, spreading, recurved, firm, up to 6 cm long, about 25 mm broad, 1.2 mm thick at the base of the end-area, tapering; face below end-area flat to slightly convex, green, smooth, shining, deltoid acute(-acuminate) with 8 to 9 longer and shorter silvery, parallel face lines; lower surface convex, smooth, green; keel 1, centrally positioned in the upper third, acute, rough with 0.5 mm long whitish teeth; margins acute, smooth on the end-area, toothed below; end-awn 1 to 2 mm long. Inflorescence up to 70 cm tall; peduncle about 20 cm long, simple, about 4 mm diam., bracteate; sterile bracts membranous, ovate, abruptly long acuminate, about 12 mm long, erect, keeled, cloaking the peduncle at the base; raceme about 50 cm long, with about 60 spirally arranged flowers and buds, 2 open simultaneously; floral bracts membranous, 12 mm long, deltoid, acute, keeled with broad green veins, clasping the pedicels, (longer than the pedicels); pedicels 1 mm long, 1.5 mm in diam., green; perianth white, with green keels to the segments, 12 mm long, compressed at base, funnel-shaped, tube more or less 4 mm across, constricted to 3 mm above, segments free to the base, limb 2 lipped; posterior segments with lobes free, recurved, spreading, white, with fine green veins; stamens 6 of two lengths, 5 and 6 mm long, inserted within the perianth tube; ovary 4 mm long, 1.5 mm diam., green; style 1 mm long, straight, capitate.
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Acaulescent succulent, usually with solitary rosettes to 15 cm diam. Leaves yellowish green to brown, somewhat translucent, smooth, abruptly recurved, flat above. Flowers white.
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