Herbaceous geophyte with a fibrous base and with a corm. Leaves basal, sessile, with a sheathing base; outermost reduced to cataphylls. Indumentum of 2-armed or stellate hairs. Inflorescence a raceme or corymb or flowers solitary. Flowers without a perianth tube. Tepals in two series of 3; yellow inside, hairy on the outer side. Fruit a capsule. Seeds not strophiolate, smooth or (often) papillose Worldwide: 150 species in warm and tropical regions, most frequent in the southern hemisphere Tanzania: 5 taxa. |
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| Species | FTEA divisions | Content |
| angustifolia Lam. | Description, Image | |
| filiformis Baker | Description, Image | |
| obtusa Burch. ex Ker Gawl. | ||
| polystachya Welw. ex Baker | Description, Image | |
| schimperi Baker |