Kniphofia drepanophylla Baker

Plants few-to several-stemmed. Leaves falcate, flaccid, yellow-green, 150-300 mm at flowering stage, eventually elongating to 600 mm, 15-30 mm broad, V-shaped in cross section, tending to fold along midrib; margin and keel finely serrulate. Scape overtopping recurved leaves, 250-500 mm tall. Raceme sub-globose, 50-70 x 50-60 mm, often lax at apex, denser below; buds spreading, greenish yellow, often suffused with dull red; flowers pendulous, lemon-yellow. Bracts broadly oblong, rounded to obtuse, 5-6 mm long, scariose; margin sub-entire to somewhat eroded. Pedicels 3.5-5.0 mm long. Perianth subcylindrical, 35-40 mm long; lobes broadly ovate, 3 mm long, spreading. Stamens exserted by up to 5 mm at anthesis, later withdrawn. Fruit ovoid-triquetrous, 7-9 mm long.