Plantae habitu Iridem gracilem vel Orthrosanthitm simulantes, fibris foliorum vetustorum basi parce persistentibus, post exsiccationem discoloratae. Radices elongatae paulo incrassatae conspicue pubescentes. Folia lineari-ensiformia, radicalia 30-40 cm. longa 0.5-1.0 cm. lata, caulinia brevioria. Caules florigeri 4-5 dm. alti inconspicue alati repetite ramosi haud flexuosi. Inflorescentia simplex 1-3-flora; spathae valvae paulo inaequales ovato-lanceolatae exteriores 2.5-4.0 cm. longae. Perianthium amplissimum luteum brunneo-nervatum 1.6-1.8 cm. longum glabrum. Staminum filamenta 0.6-0.7 cm. longa sub medio connata. Capsulae ovoideae basi apiceque angustatae ca. 1.5 cm. longae 0.9 cm. crassae; semina sub-globosa ca. 0.2 cm. diametralis conspicue reticulato-foveolata. Plants with the habit of an Iris or an Orthrosanthus, surrounded at the base with persistent fibers of past leaves, greatly discolored in drying; roots elongate and somewhat fleshy, the persistent hairs very conspicuous and matted; leaves linear-ensiform, the basal 30-40 cm. long, 0.5-1.0 cm. broad, the cauline pro-gressively shorter to the spathes; flowering stems 4-5 dm. tall, inconspicuously alate, branching repeatedly, not flexuose; inflorescence simple, 1-to 3-flowered; spathe valves slightly unequal, ovate-lanceolate, the outer 2.5-4.0 cm. long; perianth very broadly ampuliform, yellow veined with brown, 1.6-1.8 cm. long, glabrous; stamen filaments 0.6-0.7 cm. long, connate somewhat below the middle; capsules ovoid, tapered at both base and apex, about 1.5 cm. long and 0.9 cm. thick; seeds subglobose, about 0.2 cm. in diameter, conspicuously reticulate-foveolate.
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