Cormous geophyte 8-30cm high; corm with an oblique basal ridge; stem usually branching above ground. Basal leaves 2, narrowly 4-grooved, sometimes minutely hairy, 0.5-1.5mm in diameter. Flowers lilac to mauve to white with deep yellow cup, tepals elliptical; inner bract with wide white membranous margins. Coconut and honey scented.

After: Friedrich R R Schlechter (1872-1925), German botanist and plant colletor in South Africa, assistant to Harry Bolus the founder of Cape Town's Bolus Herbarium.