Pauridia vaginata

Glabrous herbs to 35 cm high; corms less than 2 cm long, with a fibrous tunic. Roots fleshy. Leaves linear, subulate or flat, 2–35 cm long, 1–3.5 mm wide, margins, at least toward base, usually with irregularly spaced, small tooth-like outgrowths. Inflorescences 1–4, 6–35 cm long; bracteole 1–7 cm long, closely sheathing stem for the greater part. Flowers solitary, rarely paired, 15–25 mm wide, lobes spreading; stamens shorter than the lobes, alternately long and short; ovary bilocular, 2–10 mm long. Capsule ellipsoid, 8–14 mm long; seeds numerous, c. 0.5–1.5 mm diam.