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Description:
Plants (150–)250–400 mm high. Corm sub-globose, 20–30 mm diam.; tunics coarsely netted. Stem erect, simple or with 1 to 3 short, ascending branches. Leaves 4 to 6, mostly ± basal with uppermost partly sheathing stems below, 2/3 to as long as spike, narrowly lanceolate to linear, (3–)6–12 wide, midrib and margins moderately thickened and hyaline; bract-like cauline leaves 2 or more. Spike 7 to 14-flowered; bracts slightly diverging, dry and brown distally or throughout at flowering, (25–)30–50(–70) mm long, inner slightly shorter to longer, minutely forked apically. Flowers zygomorphic, pale to deep pink with dark maroon streak near base of each tepal; perianth tube slender and weakly funnel-shaped, lower part 26–35(–40) long, usually enclosed in bracts, upper part flaring slightly and suberect or nearly horizontal, 5–8 mm long, ± 6 mm diam. at mouth; tepals spreading, obovate to oblanceolate, 24–30 × 9–15 mm. Filaments unilateral and declinate, 6–10 mm long; anthers 8–10 mm long, dark purple. Style arching below stamens, dividing between base and apex of anthers, branches 2–3 mm long. Capsules oblong, 16–25 × 4–9 mm long. Seeds unknown. Flowering time: early October to mid November.
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