Small epiphytic herbs with ovoid, somewhat compressed and angulate pseudobulbs 2-3 cm. long and 1-2 cm. wide, the apex with 2 elliptic-lanceolate, acute, plicate leaves 4-8 cm. long and 1.5-3 cm. wide. Inflorescences pendent racemes 9-12 cm. long, produced from the base of the pseudobulbs, the rachis densely covered with minute brown glandular hairs, at least above. Flowers relatively small, from solitary to about 6. Sepals membranaceous, subequal, free, spreading, concave, the outer surfaces densely covered with minute glandular hairs, dorsal sepal lanceolate, acuminate, 16-18 mm. long and 5-6 mm. wide, laterals elliptic-lanceolate, acuminate, 1.7-1.9 cm. long and .6-.65 cm. wide. Petals oblanceolate, acute or acuminate, 1-1.3 cm. long and 3-3.2 mm. wide. Lip 3-lobed, fleshy, the lateral lobes large, rounded, spreading, mid-lobe small, subcordate, concave, separated from the lateral lobes by plicate folds; disk with an erect, fleshy, carinate, acute, linguiform callus. Column 10-12 mm. long, somewhat arcuate, slender below, broadly winged above.
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