Epiphytic herbs similar to E. ramosum Jacq. Leaves ligulate, about 7 cm. long and 1.2 cm. broad, obtuse. Inflorescence a lax several-flowered raceme up to about 10 cm. long. Flowers fleshy, greenish. Sepals about 1.2 cm. long, lanceolate-ligulate, acute, fleshy. Petals about 1.2 cm. long, linear or linear-oblanceolate. Lip unguiculate; claw adnate to the column; lamina about 7 mm. long and as broad, trilobate, provided with 2 parallel calluses extending from the base up to the base of the mid-lobe, base deeply cordate; lateral lobes spreading, dolabriform, obtuse; terminal lobe about 4 mm. long and 3.5 mm. broad, extended into a sub-orbicular blade from a broadly ligulate claw, obtuse, apiculate.
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