stemless, downy; leaves mostly two, rarely 3 or 4; leaflets oblong, emarginate, ciliate, the lateral oblique at base, medial sub-cuneate; scapes ebracteolate, equalling or excelling the leaves; sepals lanceolate, 6–7 times shorter than the corolla. Minute, with very few leaves. Bulb ovate, 3–4 lines long, brownish. Petioles mostly 1/2 inch, rarely 1–2 inches. Leaflets in the smaller specimens 3–4 lines long, two lines wide, in the largest nine lines long, three lines wide, cordate at base, acutely emarginate, dotted underneath, and minutely ciliolate. Corolla pale yellow, with a whitish or pale-rosy limb, inch long or longer.
Distribution
SOUTH AFRICA Sandy places at Olifant's River, Clanw., E. & Z.! Langevallei, Zey.! 224. May.–June. (Herb. Vind., Lehm., Sond.).
