Stemless, over 2 m. high. Leaves dimorphic, some much reduced with spini-form serrate blades, others elongate, their blades linear-lanceolate, acuminate, up to 7 cm. wide, entire, more or less furfuraceous beneath, narrowed at base into a dis-tinct elongate serrate petiole. Scape erect, soon glabrous. Scape-bracts lanceolate, acuminate, spinose-serrate, short-er than the internodes. Inflorescence simple, elongate, laxly racemose, soon glabrous. Floral bracts narrowly triangular, about equaling the pedicels. Flowers spread-ing, slender. Pedicels slender, 15 mm. long. Sepals narrowly triangular, acumi-nate, 2 cm. long, ecarinate, striate. Petals linear, to 65 mm. long, red or pink, naked or with minute auricles near base. Ovary 34 superior.
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