| Description |
Bulb ovoid to spherical, 1.5-3 × 1-3.1(-3.5) cm. Sheath 3-7 × 0.5-0.7 cm. Vernation supervolute. Leaves linear to narrowly oblanceolate (broader in the middle to upper third), or very narrowly linear-lanceolate (slightly broader in the middle to lower third), narrowed at the base, at flowering 7-20(-27) × (0.6-1-)1.5-2(-2.3) cm, after flowering developing to 10-18 × (1-)1.5-2.3(-2.5) cm, recurving at maturity; midrib conspicuous; margins flat to slightly undulate; apex obtuse to acute-obtuse, flat to slightly hooded; surfaces smooth, sometimes with two (rarely four) longitudinal folds (leaves bent slightly upwards or slightly downwards); upper and lower surfaces slightly different in colour, upper surface medium- to darkish green, slightly shiny to matt, lower surface light to pale green, often shiny. Scape (2.5-)4-12(-17) cm long, green. Pedicel 16-30 mm long. Outer perianth segments obovate to narrowly obovate, or elliptic, 15-25(-30) × 7-11 mm, slightly unguiculate. Inner perianth segments obovate to oblanceolate, or obtriangular, 7-12 × 4-6 mm, each segment with a sinus and an apical U- to V-shaped green mark; inner face of each segment with a faint green mark similar to the mark on the outer face. Anthers tapering to a long point. Capsule spherical, 10-17 mm in diameter. Seeds unknown. Flowering time December to April in nature; January to March in cultivation. Outer periant-segemnt slightly convex, oblong-elliptic, inner segment flat, not flared at apex, oblong-spathulate, each with green patch at apex, leaves linear, deep green; very similar to rizehensis F. Stern (almost certainly same species). |
