Stems robust, glabrous, 20-25 cm. tall, 3-4-leaved, base covered with 2 tubular sheaths. Leaves broadly elliptic, subacute, subplicate, glabrous, subcoriaceous, 12-20 cm. long, 6-8.5 cm. broad, amplexicaul; sheaths tubular, subcompressed, ancipitous, 3-i6 cm. long. Spathe abbreviated, subfoliaceous, apex subacute. Bracts small. Flowers few, appearing at intervals, ochroleucous, fragrant. Pedi-cels short, subincluded. Sepals subconnivent, lanceolate-oblong, acute, equal, more or less concave. Lip entire, oblong, obtuse, minutely crenulate, concave, about 4 cm. long; disc tricarinate, veins pilose at the apex. Column clavate, 2 cm. long; teeth linear-oblong, incurved, about 4 mm. long.
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