Plants growing in strands or forming spreading clumps. Rhizomes creeping, 4–6 mm wide, covered with brown bracts which break down to fibres. Pseudobulbs widely spaced, 15–30 × 10–15 mm, curved. Leaves 80–300 × 40–90 mm, thick, fleshy, pale green to yellowish green. Inflorescences erect, 60–100 mm long, 1-flowered (rarely 2-or 3-flowered). Flower upward-facing, 20–25 × 20–40 mm, cream to creamy yellow with numerous red or purple spots, rarely white or yellow and unspotted, ageing pink, strongly scented. Perianth parts fleshy and incurved. Dorsal sepal 20–25 × 4–5 mm. Lateral sepals 20–25 × 6–7 mm. Petals 15–18 × 4–5 mm. Labellum delicately hinged, 5–6 × 3–3.5 mm, fleshy, curved, finely spotted.
Widespread and common, particularly in coastal lowlands, but also extending to high elevations in ranges and tablelands. In some areas it extends to the western slopes of the Dividing Range. It forms strands and large masses on trees, boulders and cliff faces in mangroves, coastal forests, rainforests and humid areas of open forest in shady or exposed, sunny situations.
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