Dwarf, densely caespitose herbs up to 8 cm. tall. Stems short, covered with the equitant bases of the leaves. Leaves 1-3 cm. long and 0.2-1 cm. broad, linear-oblong to oblong-oval, obtuse, approximate, semi-equitant, spreading, fleshy. In-florescence of 1 to few sessile flowers in the axils of the terminal leaves, shorter than the leaves to slightly exceeding them; flowers large for the plant. Dorsal sepal 8-20 mm. long and 3-4.5 mm. broad, lanceolate to oblanceolate, acute or acuminate. Lateral sepals 8-18 mm. long and 2-4.5 mm. broad, lanceolate to ovate-lanceolate, oblique, acute, serrulate-keeled along the mid-nerve dorsally, connate at the base with the claw of the lip. Petals 8-18 mm. long and 1-2.5 mm. broad, elliptic-linear to linear-lanceolate, entire or denticulate, acute. Lip 8-20 mm. long, long-unguiculate; claw adnate to the column, usually slightly longer than the column; lamina 4-8 mm. long and as broad, suborbicular-reni-form to oblong-quadrate, apiculate, lobes more or less erect, fleshy. Clinandrium fimbriate-denticulate.
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