Small epiphytic herb, up to 20 cm. high, swollen at the base to form a small subglobose bifoliate pseudobulb.. Pseudobulb up to 7 mm. high and 6 mm. in diameter.. Leaves submembranous, bright green, erect, ovate to oblong-ligulate, 5–6(–8) cm. long, 6–10 mm. wide, acute at the apex, narrowed to a sheathing base, but not articulated, margins entire.. Scape laxly 2–8-flowered, bright green, suberect, up to 20 cm. high, 1 mm. in diameter, often with a large sterile bract 2 cm. long and 5 mm. wide ± 3 cm. below the lowest flower; fertile bracts 4 mm. long, 2 mm. wide at the base, abruptly narrowed to an acuminate apex.. Pedicellate ovaries ± 7 mm. long.. Flowers green.. Dorsal sepal oblong, acute at the apex and biauriculate at the base, 5–6 mm. long, 1.5 mm. wide; lateral sepals united at the very base, subfalcate, rounded to acute at the apex, 3.7 mm. long, 1.7 mm. wide.. Petals linear, apparently downwardly directed, 5.6–6.2 mm. long, 0.7 mm. wide, rounded at the apex, united to the lateral sepals at the base, margins revolute.. Lip orbicular with a small ± bilobed callus at the base, margins very slightly crisped.. Column 3.3 mm. long, slender, geniculate.. Capsule fusiform.
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