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Description:
Plants 0.8–1.5 m high. Corm depressed-globose, 15–20 mm diam; tunics membranous, decaying to softly fibrous. Stem flexed outward below base of spike, inclined above, usually with 1 or 2 branches. Leaves 7 to 9, mostly basal, ± 1/2 as long as stem, narrowly lanceolate, 14–28 mm wide, main vein moderately thickened, margins lightly thickened. Spike inclined, lightly flexuose, 6–10-flowered; bracts green, outer 30–50(–60) mm long, inner shorter. Flowers pink to light purple, lower 3 tepals each with dark purple spear-shaped mark in lower midline, often pale in centre, unscented; perianth tube obliquely funnel-shaped, 30–40 mm long, cylndrical lower part 24–32 mm long; tepals lanceolate, dorsal largest, extending ± horizontally over stamens, 40–55 × 28–30 mm, upper laterals spreading, 45–50 × ± 20 mm, lower 3 tepals 35–40 × 15–18 mm, lower median slightly longer than laterals. Filaments 20–30 mm long, exserted 14–18 mm from tube; anthers 9–14 mm long, purple; pollen cream. Style arching over stamens, dividing opposite upper 1/3 of anthers, branches ± 8 mm long. Capsules ovoid-ellipsoid, ± 28 mm long. Seeds ovate, 6.5–7 × 4–5 mm, broadly and evenly winged. Flowering time: November to mid December.
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