Arthropodium R.Br.

Erect herbs. Leaves basal, linear, flat. Flowers 2–3 together or solitary on each pedicel, arranged in panicles. Perianth segments free, purplish white, spreading, persistent, not spirally twisted after flowering. Stamens 6; filaments bearded. Ovary 3-locular; style simple. Fruit a capsule.