Caespitose epiphytic herbs up to about 30 cm. tall. Stems simple, somewhat flexuose, covered with leaf-sheaths and ancipitous. Leaves 3.5-16 cm. long and 0.35-1.2 cm. broad, elliptic-linear, acute. Inflorescence up to about 7 cm. long, a terminal, densely flowered raceme subtended by one or more spathaceous bracts. Flowers small, whitish with pink or orange markings. Dorsal sepal 2.5-3.5 mm. long and 1-1.2 mm. broad, narrowly lanceolate to oblong-oval, acute. Lateral sepals 3-4 mm. long and 1.5-2 mm. broad, oblong-oval to ovate, oblique, acute. Petals 2-3 mm. long and 0.3-0.4 mm. broad, linear, acute. Lip unguiculate; claw adnate to the column; lamina 1.5-3 mm. long and about as broad, 3-lobed; the lateral lobes dolabriform to semiorbicular, entire or crenate or lobulate; mid-lobe ligulate to subtriangular, acute; disc with 2 small calluses at the base.
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