Plant c. 3–10–15 cm. tall at fl. Stem short, erect, smooth, mostly hidden by lvs at fl., internodes, at least uppermost, elongating in fr. Lvs us. 3–4, all much alike, us. overtopping fl.; lamina c. 4–9 × 1.5–2.5 cm., broad-elliptic to oblong, tip obtuse to broadly subacute, base merging into broadly winged, sheathing petiole. Fl. solitary; ovary us. erect. Dorsal sepal c. 2 cm. tall, erect then ± horizontal, shortly acuminate; lateral sepals diverging at a narrow angle, tips acuminate to shortly caudate, overtopping galea. Petals almost as long as dorsal sepal, acute. Labellum elliptic, tip narrowly obtuse, shortly recurved, ± cucullate. Column a little shorter than labellum; stigma broadly cordate, very prominent.
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