Strumaria tenella subsp. orientalis Snijman

Bulb 10-20 mm diam., produced into a narrow neck up to 80 mm long. Leaves well developed or incipient at anthesis, 6, with 1-3 present at a time, 70-380 x 1.0-1.5 mm. Inflorescence spreading widely, 25-180 mm across; scape straight, suberect, 120-250 mm long; spathe valves linear-lanceolate, 12-30 x 2-3 mm, green, ultimately turning pale brown; bracteoles up to 10 mm long. Flowers 8-21, pure white; pedicels (15-)30-85(-95) mm long. Tepals 2-3 mm wide. Anthers green. Style up to 4 mm long, enlarged in the proximal two thirds into a hexahedron (up to 3 mm diam.), with rounded angles and a dome-shaped apex, tapering apically.