Perennial herbs, dying back each year, with corms. Foliage leaves several, in a distichous fan. Inflorescence composed of several rhipidia; rhipidia several-flowered; spathes herbaceous. Flowers actinomorphic, often dull-coloured and speckled, usually unpleasantly scented. Style branches 3, flattened, finely fringed above; stigma lobe abaxial at base of the fringe. Anthers appressed to the style branches. Fruit a capsule. Worldwide: 10 species in tropical and South Africa DRC: 2 taxa. |
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| glutinosa (Baker) Rendle | Description, Image | |
| welwitschii Baker | Description, Image |