Drimia pancration (Steinh.) J.C.Manning & Goldblatt / Homotypic Synonyms: Urginea maritima var. pancration (Steinh.) Baker, it is a bulbous geophyte, bulb 5-15 cm in diameter. Stem 50-150 cm. Leaves 30-100 cm x 30-100 mm, long-lanceolate, entire, appearing before the flowers. Inflorescence a long, dense raceme with more than 50 flowers; bracts subulate, often caducous, shorter than the pedicels; pedicels 10-30 mm, more or less erect. Perianth-segments 6-8 mm, oblong, whitish, with a green or purple mid-vein. Anthers c. 2.5 mm. Style equalling the stamens
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