Dainty, cormous geophyte up to 20cm; corm is said to be poisonous. Leaves three, lanceolate to narrowly lanceolate, margins minutely hairy, the uppermost set about halfway up the stem; flowers sessile in short spikes, white or maroon, with or without pink spots; tepals free.

Flowers scented in the evening.

For: Cristoph Carl von Wurm (1742-1782), Dutch colonial administrator, botanist, plant collector.