Plants bulbiferous; bulbils clustered, sheathed in scales. Roots fibrous. Leaflets 15-30 mm long, 20-40 mm broad, obcordate, lower surface punctate, sparsely pubescent; petiole up to 30 cm long. Scapes up to 27 cm long. Flowers subumbellate. Pedicel 10-25 mm long, pubescent. Sepals 4-5 mm long, lanceolate, pubescent, tip with a brownish red callus. Petals 12-15 mm long, hinged at the base, pink. Shorter filaments glabrous, not exceeding the styles; longer ones strigose.

Fl. Per. March April.

Distribution: A native of South America. Naturalised in West Europe, South America and Subtropical countries.

This species is probably cultivated and found as an escape.