Stem 12–18 dm. high, (including leaf-sheaths) terete, to 8–15 cm. thick at base, ultimate branches 10–15 mm. thick.. Leaf-sheaths (incompletely known) over 25 mm. long, blackish brown, quickly disintegrating after abscission; blades linear, filiform-attenuate, to 65 cm. long and 12 mm. wide, the margins inconspicuous, yellowish, entire, the trichomes simple, subterete; anatomy of the Barbacenia type.. Peduncles 1–4 at the apex of each branch, 6–13 cm. long, covered with flat forked or stellate trichomes toward apex.. Perianth white to pale lavender, sweet scented; outer and inner tepals nearly identical, narrowly lanceolate, acuminate, 35–60 mm. long.. Filaments subquadrate, almost wholly adnate to the tepals; anthers linear, ± half as long as the tepals.. Ovary ellipsoid, 8–16 mm. long, covered with flat erect forked or stellate trichomes; stigmas linear, vertical, apical, much longer than the style-base.
Mopane-Acacia-and miombo woodland; rocky places; sandy slopes; stream banks; often in dry situations; bare exposed rocks; cliffs in Brachystegia woodland; termitaria; savannah; at elevations from 250-1,700 metres.
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