Leaves rosulate, up to 5 dm. long; sheaths elliptic, castaneous toward base, densely punctate-lepidote; blades ligulate, 3 cm. broad. flat. rounded at apex and apiculate, concolorous, densely and minutely lepidote beneath, glabrous above. Scape erect, glabrous. Scape-bracts foliaceous, densely imbricate. Inflorescence simple, curved, rather densely few-flowered, about 15 cm. long. Floral bracts imbricate, slightly secund, broadly ovate, triangular-acute, up to 45 mm. long and 33 mm. wide, exceeding the sepals, glabrous, strongly rugose when dry, not at all carinate, dark castaneous toward base. Flowers strongly secund. Pedicels 1 cm. long, very thick. Sepals broadly ovate, acute, 35-40 mm. long, rather thin, impressed-punctulate, rugulose when dry. Petals imperfectly known, at base bearing 2 scales 1 cm. long. Stamens apparently included.
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