corm not seen; stem simple, about a foot long, bearing 1–2 reduced leaves; produced basal leaves about 4, rigid, ensiform, strongly ribbed, 6–9 in. long, 1/2 in. broad; spike dense, distichous, 4–5 in. long; outer spathe-valve oblong, 3/4–1 in. long; perianth-tube as long as the spathe; segments oblong, acute, subequal, claret-red, an inch long; stamens shorter than the perianth-segments. null
Distribution
KALAHARI REGION Transvaal; Middelburg Division, in marshy places by Steenkool Spruit, Elliot, 1557!
