Kumara haemanthifolia (Marloth & A.Berger) Boatwr. & J.C.Manning

Plants acaulescent, rarely solitary, usually suckering freely and forming dense groups of up to 20 plants. Leaves 10-16; distichous, lorate, up to 18 cm long, 8 cm broad in large specimens, basally sheathing and canaliculate, flatter upwards, dull glaucous green, not spotted, with a reddish marginal edge, minutely crenate at apex, the apices obtuse to rounded, Inflorescence simple, up to 45 cm high in large specimens. Peduncle laterally compressed and biconvex low down, terete upwards; sterile bracteate in upper third; the sterile bracts sub-amplexicaul, fleshy, the lowest up to 30 mm long, 15 mm broad at base, about 8-nerved, smaller upwards. Raceme about 30-flowered, capitate, 4-5 cm long. Bracts narrowly lanceolate-acuminate, rather fleshy, up to 25 mm long, 6-7 mm broad at base, with 3-5 congested nerves confluent at apex. Pedicels lowest 25-35 mm long, shorter upwards. Perianth scarlet, 38 mm long, cylindric, somewhat clavate, distinctly stipitate at base and tapering into the pedicel; outer segments free almost to base with a prominent green to orange nerve in upper third, the apices sub-acute; inner segments free to base, not cohering dorsally to the outer, with a central nerve (or keel) reddish for its greater length turning green at apex. Genitals included, the stigma at length exserted 1 mm. Ovary tapering into the style.