Leaves 5-7-fid, 4.4-10 by 7-21 mm, middle segment (2-)3(-4)-lobed, rarely subentire, free for 0.55-0.75th of its length, 1-3 mm wide at the base of its free part, obcuneate to obtriangular in outline, apex rounded to obtuse, mucronulate, lateral nerves rarely present, marginals distinct, upper surface glabrous or with some hairs in patches near the margin, lower surface usually long strigose-setose on the nerves, shortly strigulose to glabrous in between. Inflorescences 1-flowered. Peduncle in fruit 14-47 mm long, pedicel then 14-26 mm. Petals white to pale pink, 4.5-6 mm long, 1.2-1.4 times as long as the 3.5-4.8 mm long sepals. Sepals in fruit 4.8-5.5 mm long.
Moist areas in subalpine tussock grasslands, remnants of subalpine forest, epiphytic on Cyathea; alt. 2840-3800 m.