Eulophia stenoplectra Summerh.

A terrestrial herb 45–50 cm. tall. Perennating organs not seen.. Leaves linear, acute, up to 85 cm. long, 12–16 mm. wide, not plicate.. Inflorescence produced before leaves, laxly few-flowered; peduncle 2 mm. diameter, purple, with 3 sheathing and a lanceolate sterile bract along length; rhachis 10–20 cm. long; bracts lanceolate, acuminate, 4–6 mm. long.. Flowers with greenish brown sepals and petals veined with purple; lip yellow with green margin and underside; pedicel and ovary 11–15 mm. long.. Dorsal sepal spreading, oblong-subspathulate, obtuse, 6.5–7.5 mm. long, 2.5–2.8 mm. wide; lateral sepals similar.. Petals elliptic-subcircular, obtuse, 7–8 mm. long, 4.5–6.5 mm. wide.. Lip 3-lobed, difficult to flatten, 10.5–11.5 mm. long, 5–8 mm. wide; side lobes as long as column, rounded to subquadrate; mid-lobe elliptic-circular, rounded at apex, 3.5–5.3 mm. long, convex but with incurved margins; callus of 7–9 fleshy verrucose ridges.. Spur cylindric, pointing backwards at acute angle to ovary, 3.5–5.7 mm. long.. Column 2.5 mm. long.. Fruit pendent