Caespitose, erect or repent, epiphytic herbs up to about 50 cm. long. Stems pseudobulbose, cylindric or usually fusiform, commonly stipitate; segments super-imposed, 1-to 2-leaved at the apex, the lower segment often bearing a fascicle of stems at its apex. Leaves 3-17 cm. long and 0.2-0.7 cm. broad, linear, obtuse, usually bilobate at the apex. Inflorescence a few-flowered fascicle or a much-abbreviated raceme borne at the apex of the segments of the stem. Dorsal sepal 5.5-7 mm. long and 1.8-2.5 mm. broad, elliptic to elliptic-oblong, acute. Lateral sepals 6-8 mm. long and 1.8-2.5 mm. broad, linear-oblong to lanceolate-oblong, acute or obtuse, slightly arcuate, forming a short mentum at the base. Petals 5-7 mm. long and 1.4-2 mm. broad, linear-oblong to elliptic-lanceolate, acute or obtuse, short-unguiculate. Lip 7-10 mm.. long and 3.5-4.5 mm. broad, oblong-subpandurate, usually broadest near the apex, cuneate to the base and short-unguiculate, obtuse and emarginate, obscurely denticulate; disc with one or more of the median lines raised and papillose. Column with two stelidiar arms originat-ing at about the middle.
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