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Petals 4.5–5.5 × 3–4 mm, oblong, somewhat falcate, fused to the dorsal sepal, the upper margin somewhat crenate.
Terrestrial herb perennating by testicular tubers. Plants erect, to 50 cm tall, slender, somewhat flexuose.
Rostellum c. 1.5 mm tall; lateral lobes erect, adjacent, canaliculate, flanked by two large staminodes.
Leaves 1–2, shortly sheathing; blade erect, to 12 × 2 cm, narrowly lanceolate, acute, veins prominent.
Spur horizontal at its base, straight or gently down-curved, 3.5–4.5 mm long, cylindrical.
Floral bracts as long as or longer than the ovaries, narrowly lanceolate, acuminate.
Lateral sepals patent, oblique, 3–5 mm long, narrowly oblong, acute.
Dorsal sepal galeate; galea 5–6 mm long, falcate in side view.
Inflorescence a dense spike to 5 cm long, many-flowered.
Stigma sessile at the base of the rostellum.
Flowers resupinate, lilac or pale mauve.
Anther reflexed with an up-curved apex.
Lip minute, 2–3 mm long.
Ovary c. 1 cm long.