Pachites appressus Lindl.

Plants erect, slender to somewhat robust, 200-400 mm high; leaves 5-12, linear, the longest lamina 40-100 mm long. Inflorescences with 15-25 well-spaced flowers. Flowers: sepals and petals pink, lip pink with the lowest parts pale greenish yellow, the margins of the deltoid rostellum tinged red. Sepals 5-7 mm long, ovate-oblong. Petals similar to the sepals. Lip slightly narrower than petals, entire, lacking any ornamentation. Gynostemium c. 5 mm high, with 2 suberect projecting arms.