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Lip 20–35 mm long, 13–32 mm wide, lacking a callus or with the veins at the base slightly thickened, obscurely 3-lobed near base; side lobes c. 10 mm long, erect, obtuse; mid-lobe 20–26 mm long, suborbicular to obovate, obtuse, the edge undulate; spur 10–25 mm long, straight, tapering from a wide mouth.
Flowers showy, sepals and petals greenish to purple-brown; lip pale to mid purple-pink sometimes with a magenta blotch in the throat.
Inflorescence arising before or with the leaves, rather laxly few-to several-flowered; scape with up to 7 papery sheaths.
Leaves 3–4, with a petiole 2–3 cm long, blade plicate, 10–35 × 3–9.5 cm, elliptic, acute.
Pseudobulbs mostly above ground, 3–3.5 × 1.5–2 cm, conical, clustered.
Column 5–8 mm long, 4–5 mm wide, lacking a foot; anther cap bilobed.
Sepals 16–30 × 3–6 mm, lanceolate, acute, the tips curled back.
Terrestrial or occasionally lithophytic herb up to 65 cm tall.
Bracts 10–30 mm long, lanceolate, acute, sometimes scarious.
Petals slightly shorter and broader, 15–27 × 4–7 mm.
Pedicel and ovary 15–25 mm long, arched, purple.
Several leaves arising from the base
A terrestrial herb 1-3 ft. high
Spike of pink greenish flowers
