Small, caespitose, epiphytic herbs up to about 2 dm. tall. Secondary stems up to about 13 cm. long, slender, with 1-2; sheaths at the base, otherwise naked. Leaves 4-7 cm. long and 2.2-4 cm. broad, broadly ovate-cordate, acute or acumi-nate, coriaceous. Flowers rather small, greenish with a purple lip. Dorsal sepal about 3.5-4 mm. long and 1.8-2.2 mm. broad, oblong-obovate, obtuse, 3-nerved. Lateral sepals about 3 mm. long and 3 mm. broad, orbicular, connate to the apices. Petals about 2-2.5 mm. long and 0.5-0.7 mm. broad, linear-ligulate, acute, slight-ly arcuate, obscurely denticulate (ciliolate, fide Schltr.). Lip about 1.4-1.7 mm. long and 1.1-1.3 mm. broad, cordate or narrowly cordate, obtuse; lamina fleshy and with a transverse E-shaped callus toward the base (open part of the "T" toward the base).
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