Terrestrial herb, robust, geophyte, up to 0.5 m high; root tubers present. Leaves 3-6, cauline, imbricate, sheathed, narrowly lanceolate to lanceolate. Inflorescence a large, dense spike, floral bracts prominent; flowers many, resupinate, sepals green and petals purple. Sepals 10-18 mm long, median sepal galeate, horizontal; spur slender, sharply decurved, 5 mm long. Lip lanceolate to narrowly oblong. Flowering time Oct., Nov.
Robust, tuberous geophyte to 50 cm. Leaves cauline, imbricate, lanceolate. Flowers with bracts prominent, horizontal, sepals green, petals purplish, spur semipendent, subclavate, 5 mm long, lateral sepals oblong, 10-16 mm long.