Terrestrial herb up to 23 cm. high.. Tuber ellipsoid, ± 1 cm. long, tomentose.. Stem slender, erect, glabrous at base, glandular hairy above, with 2 or 3 leaves at the base and several lanceolate acuminate sheaths above.. Leaves spreading, oblong or oblong-lanceolate, to 2.5 cm. long and 1 cm. broad, glabrous.. Inflorescence rather laxly 6–20-flowered, 6–8 cm. long; rhachis glandular hairy.. Bracts lanceolate, acute, shorter than the ovary.. Flowers suberect.. Dorsal sepal ovate, subacute, ± 2.5 mm. long, convex; laterals obliquely semi-orbicular or semi-oblong, subacute, nearly 4 mm. long; all glabrous.. Petals obliquely ovate or oblong, subacute, equalling the dorsal sepal.. Lip cuneate, tridentate at the apex and slightly swollen on each side at the base, 5 mm. long.. Spur pendent, slightly incurved, cylindrical, slightly swollen towards the apex, 5 mm. long.. Column short, obtuse; rostellum middle lobe very small, stigmas shortly clavate.. Ovary glandular hairy.
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