A plant grows to 36" tall. Bulb globose, 2--4.5 cm in diam.; scales white, lanceolate, 1.8-4 × 0.8-1.4 cm. Stem 0.7-2 m, smooth or papillose. Leaves scattered, frequently distal ones gradually becoming smaller, lanceolate, linear, oblanceolate, or obovate, 7-15 × (0.6-)1-2 cm, 5-7-veined. Flowers solitary or several in a subumbel, funnelform, fragrant. Tepals spreading distally and recurved apically, milk white, suffused purplish, unspotted; outer ones oblong-oblanceolate, 13-18 × 2-4.3 cm; inner ones spatulate, 3.4-5 cm wide; nectaries papillose on both surfaces. Stamens curved upward; filaments 10-13 cm, densely pilose to glabrous. Style 8.5--11 cm. Capsule 4.5-6 × ca

Antitussive, diuretic, carminative, expectorant, febrifuge, pectoral, sedative and tonic (bulb)

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Flora of China

A decoction of the bulb is used in the treatment of coughs and haematemesis due to deficiency condition, anxiety, apprehension, oedema and difficult urination. Bulbils from the leaf axils are used in the treatment of intestinal disorders. The dried and powdered flowers are used as a poultice for bruises, cuts etc