Herb up to 60 cm., with a short rhizome bearing almost distichously arranged leaves.. Petioles not forming a false stem; leaf-blade narrowly lanceolate (to ovate outside East Africa), acute and attenuate (to obtuse and truncate outside East Africa); leaves and flowers simultaneous.. Scape 15–40 cm.. Involucral bracts early drooping and withering.. Inflorescence conical to globose, with ± 15–100 pale red flowers.. Pedicels 1.5–4.5 cm. long, drooping as fruit develops.. Perianth-tube cylindrical, 1–1.5 cm. long (outside East Africa down to 3 mm.); segments spreading, ± lanceolate, 1–3 cm. long, (1.5–) 3–7 mm. broad, 5–nerved.. Filaments filiform, 2–3.5 cm. long; anthers 2–3 mm.. Berries 1–2 cm. in diameter.
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