Japan Flora: Bulbs ovoid, 3-4 cm. long, the outer coat dark brown, long-pubescent inside; scapes 15-20 cm. long, simple, rarely forked above the leaves; leaves 2, essentially paired, soft, 10-15 cm. long, 7-15 mm. wide, brownish green to purplish, with a broad white longitudinal band above, abruptly con­tracted to the obtuse apex; bracts 3, linear, 2-3 cm. long, 1-2 mm. wide, equaling to shorter than the pedicels; flowers solitary, 2-2.5 cm. long, on slender pedicels, the tepals lanceo­late, subobtuse, white with several dark purple nerves inside, green near base; stamens less than half the length of tepals, the filaments flat, broadly lanceolate, greenish, 1.5-2 times as long as the anthers. Mar.-Apr. Wooded hills.

Honshu (Musashi and Ise Prov.); rare.