corm globose, 1/2 in. diam.; tunics dull brown, crustaceous, cut up into slices; leaves 3, linear, hairy, moderately firm in texture, the outer basal, 4–6 in. long, 1/4 in. broad, the upper sheathing the lower part of the stem for 4–6 in., with a short, free point; sheath very ventricose, hairy and closely ribbed; stems simple or forked, slender, angular, 1/2–1 ft. long; flowers 2–6, arranged in a lax spike with a flexuose rachis; outer spathe-valve oblong, 1/2 in. long, brown and membranous almost to the base; perianth bright red, concolorous; tube very short, cylindrical, 1/8 in. long; limb 3/4–1 in. long, with obtuse uniform segments; stamens half as long as the perianth-limb; anthers lanceolate, 1/4 in. long, equalling the filaments; style reaching to the top of the anthers; branches falcate, 1/6 in. long. null
