Dwarf epiphytic herbs, with ovoid, laterally compressed, somewhat angulate pseudobulbs 1.5-2 cm. long and 1-1.5 cm. wide, the apex with 3 broadly elliptic-lanceolate, acute, plicate leaves 9-13 cm. long and 3.5-5 cm. wide. Inflorescences pendulous racemes about 10 cm. long from the base of the pseudobulbs, the rachis densely covered with minute reddish glandular hairs. Flowers few, relatively small. Sepals membranaceous, subequal, free, concave, spreading, pale yellow, the outer surfaces with minute reddish glandular hairs, dorsal sepal lanceolate, acumi-nate, 12-15 mm. long and 3-4 mm. wide, laterals elliptic-lanceolate, acuminate, 14-16 mm. long and 4-5 mm. wide. Petals lanceolate, acuminate, pale yellow barred red, 11-12 mm. long and 1.5-2.5 mm. wide. Lip 3-lobed, membranaceous, yellow, 9-11 mm. long and 5-7 mm. wide when spread out, lateral lobes erect, obliquely angulate or subdolabriform when spread out, mid-lobe triangular or sub-cordate, flat, spreading, separated from the laterals by emarginate sinuses; disk with an erect, fleshy, laterally compressed, more or less 2-lobed linguiform callus. Column 10-12 mm. long, somewhat arcuate, apple-green, slender below, broadly winged above. Anther yellow.
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