Bulb globose, 4–5 in. diam.; neck short. Leaves linear, distichous, as long as the peduncle. Peduncle half as long again as the flowers, stout, much compressed. Flowers 20 or more in a dense umbel, all erect; pedicels 1/2–1 in. long; spathe-valves triangular, membranous. Perianth-tube very slender, 3 1/2 in. long; segments pink, linear, 1 1/2 in. long. Stamens as long as the perianth-segments; anthers linear-oblong, 1/4 in. long. Style overtopping the anthers.
Distribution
German East Africa Mozamb. Dist. Kaguru (Nguru?) mountains, 2000 ft., Last!