Slender, erect, terrestrial herbs up to 4.5 dm. tall, with leafy stems. Leaves 7-15 cm. long and 1-3.5 cm. broad, lanceolate, elliptic to elliptic-oblong, obtuse, acute or acuminate, reduced to, bracts above and below. Inflorescence laxly to densely flowered; bracts 1-2.5 cm. long and 0.4-0.8 cm. broad, lanceolate to ovate-lanceolate, acute or acuminate. Dorsal sepal about 4-6 mm. long and as broad, suborbicular, concave. Lateral sepals 6-10 mm. long and 4-7.5 mm. broad, broadly sub-lunate, spreading. Petals 4-6 mm. long and about 3 mm. broad, bifurcate, the lobules or teeth acute, the anterior tooth shortest. Lip 12-16 mm. long and 1-2 mm. broad, linear, provided with a pair of narrow basal teeth about 1-~3.,5 mm. long; spur 15-30 mm. long, slightly recurved.
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