Malaxis prorepens (Kraenzl.) Summerh.

A small to medium-sized terrestrial plant 15 to ± 35 cm. tall; rhizome short to long, slender, creeping.. Secondary stems erect, often clustered, up to 15 cm. long, 3 mm. diameter, leafy towards apex.. Leaves 3 or rarely more, thin-textured, suberect-spreading, ovate, acute or subacute, up to 6 cm. long and 4.5 cm. broad.. Inflorescence erect, 5–16 cm. long, subdensely or densely many-flowered; peduncle slender; raceme narrowly cylindrical; bracts ovate, acute, 1–2.5 mm. long.. Flowers very small, flat, purple or green.. Dorsal sepal narrowly oblong-elliptic, obtuse or rounded above, 2–2.4 mm. long, 0.7–0.8 mm. broad; lateral sepals obliquely oblong-elliptic, rounded, 1.6–2 mm. long, 1–1.2 mm. broad.. Petals linear-lanceolate, rounded, 1.6–2 mm. long, 0.4–0.5 mm. broad.. Lip obovate or subcircular, auriculate at base, 1.3–2 mm. long, 1.7–2 mm. broad, with a central white pubescent area.. Column fleshy, 0.6 mm. long.. Fig. 61/10, p. 287.