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Herb up to 30 cm high; corm globose-ovoid, ± 1.2 cm long, ± 0.7 cm in diameter; cataphyll when present, 2–3.3 cm long.. Leaves linear, 6–15.5 cm long, 0.1–0.3 cm wide, apex acute.. Flowers solitary, axillary in the upper leaves or in a bracteate raceme; bracts linear, 2.7–4.7 cm long, 0.1–0.15 cm wide; pedicel recurved, 1.3–2.3 cm long.. Flowers ranging from yellow to dark maroon, sometimes bicolored; perianth segments linear to narrowly linear-lanceolate, 6–12 mm long, 0.5–1 mm wide, apex acute.. Filaments 1–2 mm long, anthers up to 1 mm long.. Ovary 2–2.5 mm long, 1–1.5 mm wide; styles up to 1 mm long.. Capsule 0.6–2 cm long, 0.4–0.8 cm in diameter; seeds 1–2.2 mm long, 1–1.5 mm in diameter.. Fig. 3 (page 8).
Geophyte, up to 400 mm tall. Underground part a small, ovoid, tunicated corm. Perianth ± 10 mm long. Filaments filiform. Style short with 3 revolute, papillate stigmas. Flowers greenish brown or greenish purple.
