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Acaulescent perennials forming large colonies; rhizome subterranean, 1.2–2.5 cm thick. Leaves rosulate, 2–8, lanceolate to broadly linear, 60–85≈4–8 mm, flat to somewhat incurved, smooth to slightly rough, subulate tip 0.5 cm long, acute, hard but not horny, margin bright red, entire, 1 mm wide, with a pale membranous edge easily peeling off, with irregular, paler horizontal areas, conspicuous banding may fade with age; keeled towards the base, petiole 20–25 cm long; basal scaly leaves 2–3, 8–12≈4–6 cm, membranous, apex slightly obtuse, with distinct veins. Inflorescence an erect raceme, 65–70(–75) cm long, axis 0.4–0.6 cm wide; flowers 4–5(–7) per cluster, 2–2.5 cm apart, subtended by 0.4–0.5 cm long membranous bracteoles; pedicels 0.4–0.7(–0.9) cm long. Flower perianth (26–)30–40(–65) mm long; tube 14–20 mm long, lobes cream to pale mauve, 16–20 mm long; filaments ± 2 cm long, thin, anthers yellow, 0.3–0.4 cm long. Fruit orange or yellow, globose, shortly stipitate; seeds globose, ± 8 mm in diameter, the epidermis thick.