Caespitose, epiphytic or pendent herbs up to about 45 cm. long. Stems simple or superimposed; segments cylindric to narrowly elliptic or narrowly fusiform, 1-leaved or usually 2-leaved at the apex, at least the lower segment stipitate. Leaves 5-26 cm. long and 0.15-0.45 cm. broad, linear, obtuse, obscurely bilobed at the apex. Inflorescence a single flower or a few-flowered fascicle or one or more much abbreviated few-flowered racemes borne at the apex of the segments of the stem. Dorsal sepal 3-4 mm. long and 1-1.5 mm. broad, elliptic-oblong to elliptic-oval, obtuse, cucullate. Lateral sepals 3.5-4.5 mm. long and 1.2-2 mm. broad, linear-oblong to oblong, acute. Petals 3-4 mm. long and 0.5-1 mm. broad, linear to linear-lanceolate, obtuse, more or less unguiculate. Lip 3.5-5 mm. long and 2-3.5 mm. broad, narrowly obovate, unguiculate, entire to obscurely 3-lobed, obtuse and rarely shallowly retuse. Column with a narrow wing.
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