Leaves 3–5 in a tuft, 10–25 cm long, less than 1 mm wide, narrowly linear, acute, starting to develop at flowering time.
Perennating organs pseudobulbous, partly above ground, c. 5 × 1 cm, conical with several nodes, set close together.
Flowers spreading, pendent after flowering, sweetly scented, yellow or yellow-green, the lip ± purple-veined.
Inflorescence laxly several-flowered, the flowers set 1.5–3 cm apart; scape with several sheaths.
Sepals 12–15 × 1.5–2 mm, linear-spathulate, spreading, slightly reflexed at the tips.
Petals 8–11 × 2–3 mm, oblong or lanceolate-oblong, obtuse, lying over column.
Bracts c. 7 mm long, linear-lanceolate, acuminate.
Slender terrestrial herb 27–38 cm tall.
Column 4–5 mm long with a short foot.
Pedicel and ovary 10–11 mm long.