whence springs a long, membranous sheath or spatha, sur- 
rounding the base of the flowers and of the foliage. Leaves 
three, narrow-lanceolate, obtuse, channelled, much taper- 
ing at the base, shorter than the flowers. Flowers one to 
three from the same spatha: each consisting of six petals, 
with very long, narrow, slender claws, which meet so as to 
form a tube, arising from a very short peduncle : the lamina 
oblongo-lanceolate, obtuse, faintly striated, of a delicate 
rose colour tinged with purple. Stamens six, arismg from 
the base of the lamina of each petal, and about half its 
length. Anthers oblong, yellow. Style very long, filiform. 
