Trunk none or up to 30 cm long; stem and crown usually 1, ±hemispherical. Leaves transverse-rhombic in T.S., 2-2.8 mm wide, 1.1-1.5 mm thick, mid to dark green, not glaucous. Scape 100-180 cm long, rarely to 210 cm, 7-11 mm diam. Spike less than 1/2, rarely equal to or slightly longer than scape, 35-90 cm long, 20-27 mm diam. Cluster-bracts almost obscure, sometimes at base only, shortly acute to narrowly triangular, abaxially hirsute. Packing-bracts shortly acute to acute, glabrous to moderately hirsute. Sepals shortly acute to acute, with short beak and median abaxial ridge, without proboscis, subglabrous to slightly abaxially hirsute. Petals recurved, sometimes with proboscis, glabrous except hairs at apex.