Disa spathulata subsp. spathulata Sond.

Terrestrial herb, slender, grass-like, geophyte, 0.12-0.30 m high. Leaves: radical leaves 5-20, semi-erect, linear, falcately curved, 5-150 mm long; cauline leaves 3, dry, sheathing, 20-30 mm long. Inflorescence in lax racemes. Flowers 1 or 2, maroon to pale lime and blue. Sepals: median sepal erect, subspathulate, claw horizontal 1-3 mm long, blade galeate, 9-20 mm long; spur clavate, straight or curved downwards, 1.5-3.0 mm long; lateral sepals spreading, narrowly ovate, oblique, 6-16 mm long. Petals with oblong, basal, anticous lobes 3 mm long, margins entire or crenulate, limb, linear, 7-12 mm long, apex curved upwards behind anther, bilobed. Lip spathulate, claw linear, 5-35 mm long, trilobed to trifid. Flowering time Nov., Dec.