Lloydia melanantha H. Léveillé.

Corm globose, 0.5--1.5 cm in diam. Stem 10--25 cm, usually minutely papillose. Leaves linear, 7--15 cm × 3--9 mm, midvein conspicuous, base sheathing and clasping. Corymb 2--10-flowered; bracts linear, 1.5--2.5 cm; pedicels 2--4 cm. Tepals dark purple, linear to narrowly oblanceolate, 7--10 × 0.7--1 mm. Stamens 2--3 mm; filaments papillose; anthers ca. 1 mm. Stigma lobes recurved. Capsule obovoid to oblong, 6--8 × 3--3.5 mm. Fl. and fr. Jun--Jul. 2 n = 22, (26, 33), 44.

Pinus forests, moist grasslands, open fields; near sea level to 2100 m. Hainan, Yunnan [Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Myanmar, Nepal, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam; N Australia].