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Herbaceous
monocot of the forest floor; vegetative stems below ground, bearing
a rosette of leaves; leaves linear, elongate, folded at the base,
gradually becoming more planar in the distal portion, tapered
to an acute apex; flowering stems arising from the center of the
rosette and surpassing the leaves; flowers pendant; petals and
sepals reflexed; anthers fused.
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