Tuft robust. Leaves ±flat or inrolled, 40-100 cm long, 2.5-4.5 mm wide, smooth; apex rounded; sheath margins intact or slightly lacerated, white, grey or brown. Male and female inflorescences similar, longer or slightly shorter than leaves, once-or twice-branched; branches in whorls; scape shorter than rachis, flattened or somewhat compressed; flower clusters whorled. Cluster bracts conspicuous only at lower nodes of main axis, acuminate, those among flowers obscure, much shorter than flower; bract and inner bract white. Flowers campanulate. Male flowers 4-6 mm long, sessile or on a pedicel with up to 1 mm visible above bracts. Female flowers sessile, mature length unknown. Sepals and petals similar except sepals thicker; sepals purple or yellowish purple; petals yellow.
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