An epiphytic herb with a short stout creeping rhizome.. Pseudobulbs 1-leafed, clustered, cylindrical-conical to conical, somewhat angled, 2–4 cm. long, 0.9–1.2 cm. diameter, up to 1.2 cm. apart on rhizome.. Leaf slightly coriaceous, narrowly oblong or oblanceolate, acute or acuminate, 14–27 cm. long, 2–2.8 cm. broad; petiole up to 3 cm. long.. Inflorescence erect, 15–38 cm. long, densely many-flowered; peduncle terete, bearing 2 sheaths along length, up to 8 cm. long; rhachis terete, slenderer above; bracts papery, elliptic-lanceolate, acute, 3–5 mm. long.. Flowers white or yellowish, faintly flushed pale purple towards apex.. Dorsal sepal linear-lanceolate, long-acuminate, 9–11.5 mm. long, 1.5 mm. broad; lateral sepals falcate-ovate at base, long-acuminate, 10–14 mm. long, 2–2.8 mm. broad.. Petals narrowly oblong, obtuse or subacute, 2.7–3.2 mm. long, 0.5–1 mm. broad, papillose in apical half.. Lip recurved, fleshy, oblong-ovate, longitudinally 2-ridged, 2–2.5 mm. long, 1 mm. broad, margins ciliolate.. Column short, 0.5 mm. long; stelidia long-acuminate, decurved slightly, 1 mm. long; anther-cap ovoid, with a small terminal papillose boss.
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Flowers white, cream-coloured or greenish, tinged pink or with pink apices.
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