A terrestrial herb 1–4 dm. high, glabrous except for the roots.. Tubers ellipsoid or almost globose, 8–18 mm. long, 5–10 mm. in diameter, densely tomentose.. Stem erect, often somewhat flexuous, slender, terete or angled, with a tuft of leaves at the base and several more scattered along its length.. Leaves 5–12(–16), the lowermost sometimes reduced to a sheath, the lower 3–8 forming a tuft, suberect or variously spreading, linear or linear-lanceolate, acute, the largest 1.5–6(–8) cm. long, 2–8 mm. broad, the upper ones at intervals on the stem, ± adpressed, lanceolate, acute, shorter than the basal ones.. Inflorescence short, 0.5–2(–3.5) cm. long, 2–3.5 cm. in diameter, densely 2–6(–9)-flowered.. Bracts leafy, lanceolate, acuminate, 7–18 mm. long, usually shorter than the pedicel with ovary.. Flowers suberect or curving outwards, yellow or orange; pedicel with ovary ± curved, 14-19 mm. long.. Dorsal sepal erect or curved forwards, very convex, broadly ovate, acute, 6.5–12 mm. long, 3.5–7.5 mm. broad; laterals deflexed, obliquely oblong-lanceolate, acute or acuminate, 5.5–11.5 mm. long, 2-3.5 mm. broad.. Petals erect, adherent to the dorsal sepal, much curved, obliquely ligulate-lanceolate, subacute or obtuse, 4.5–10.5 mm. long, ± 2 mm. broad.. Lip deflexed, often upcurved in the apical part, 3-lobed at the base, altogether 5–12 mm. long; middle lobe ligulate, fleshy, obtuse, 1–2 mm. broad, the side lobes ± spreading, almost tooth-like or up to nearly 2 mm. long, narrow, acute.. Spur dependent, swollen in the apical part, 9–15 mm. long.. Anther erect, obtuse or shortly apiculate, 2.5–4.5 mm. long, canals porrect, 1–2.5 mm. long.. Stigmas horizontal or somewhat decurved, club-shaped, obtuse, 1.5–3 mm. long.. Rostellum erect, 3-lobed, the middle lobe narrowly triangular, acute, 1–2.5 mm. long, the side lobes shorter, truncate.
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An orchid. It is a slender herb that grows in the ground. It grows 12-45 cm tall. There are 5-16 leaves with the lowest 3-9 forming a tuft. The flowering shoots are 3 cm long with 1-6 flowers in a dense cluster. The flowers are yellow to orange. The tubers are 0.8-1.8 cm long by 0.5-1 cm wide.
Leaves 5–16, the lowermost 3–9 forming a basal tuft, spreading; the rest spaced along the stem, becoming bract-like. Largest leaf 1.5–6 cm long, 2–8 mm wide, linear or linear-lanceolate.
Dorsal sepal erect, 6.5–12 × 3.5–9.5 mm, broadly ovate, very acute, the tip often slightly reflexed, convex; lateral sepals deflexed, 4.5–11.5 × 2–3.5 mm, obliquely lanceolate, acute.
Lip 5–12 mm long with tooth-like lobes 1–2 mm long at base; mid-lobe 2 mm wide, ligulate, obtuse, fleshy; spur 9–15 mm long, pendent or slightly incurved.
Slender terrestrial herb 12–45 cm tall; tubers 8–18 × 5–10 mm, ellipsoid to globose, densely tomentose.
Rostellum erect, mid-lobe 1–2.5 mm long, triangular, acute, the side lobes shorter and truncate.
Anther 2.5–4.5 mm high, erect, obtuse or apiculate; canals 1–2.5 mm long, porrect.
Petals erect, 4.5–11 × 1.5–3 mm, curved lanceolate, adnate to dorsal sepal.
Inflorescence compact, up to c. 3 cm long, densely 1–6(9)-flowered.
Stigmatic arms 1.5–3 mm long, clavate, horizontal or decurved.
Flowers yellow-orange to deep-orange, suberect.
Ovary and pedicel 14–20 mm long, arching.
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