whole plant 1–1 1/2 ft. long; corm 1–1 1/2 in. diam.; tunics thick, lacerated from the base and apex; stem a few inches long; produced leaves 6–8, firm, linear, strongly ribbed, 1/6 in. broad, the lower 8–9 in. long; inflorescence a panicle of 3–4 lax spikes 3–4 in. long, with a flexuose axis; outer spathe-valves green, lanceolate, the lower an inch long; perianth reddish, about an inch long; segments obovate-unguiculate, the upper 1/4 in. broad. null
