Romulea speciosa (Ker Gawl.) Baker

Plants 50-150(-200) mm high. Corm subglobose, obliquely flattened toward base with crescent-shaped basal ridge, ± 15 mm diam.; tunics woody, split into fine parallel fibrils on basal ridge and forming fibrous neck. Stem subterranean or exserted up to 100(-120) mm. Leaves 2 or 3, lowermost 1 basal or evidently all basal when stemless, ± 1 mm diam., narrowly 4-grooved. Peduncles 1 to 3, hemiterete; outer bracts green with distinct, brownish or brown-flecked membranous margins, 15-30 mm long, closely ribbed (10-12 veins/mm), sometimes with stronger median vein, inner bracts with broad, dark brown-flecked membranous margins, central portion green with ± 20 closely spaced raised veins. Flowers carmine-red with pale yellow cup with black veins in cup, outer tepals feathered with yellow and purple on reverse; perianth tube funnel-shaped, 4-5 mm long, tepals oblanceolate, (20-)25-35 x (5-)7-10 mm. Filaments inserted near base of tube, 4.0-4.5 mm long, pilose at base, yellow to orange or darker toward base; anthers 8-10 mm long, pale yellow. Style dividing between middle and below anther apices, branches ± 2 mm long, divided for half their length.