Caespitose, terrestrial herbs up to about 60 cm. tall. Stems about 30 cm. tall and 3-4 mm. in diameter. Leaves subchartaceous, plicate; lam-ina of the mature leaves 15-28 cm. long and 3-5 cm. broad, elliptic-lanceolate, acuminate, with 5-7 prominent nerves; petiole up to 8 cm. long, plicate, nervose. Inflores-cence terminal or axillary, up to 5 cm. long, simple or branched; bracts 5-6 mm. long, ovate, acute. Flowers about 17 mm. long, white. Dorsal sepal about 15 mm. long and 3 mm. broad, spatulate, obtuse. Lateral sepals similar to the dorsal sepal but slightly arcuate. Petals about 15 mm. long and 3 mm. broad, rotundate-flabellate, trilobulate in front; disc pilose, with 5 parallel lamellae. Column about 12 mm. long, slender, arcuate.
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