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Epiphytic herb; stems several, erect, to 25 cm long, “arising from a basal mat of thin roots”, leafy towards apex; leaves distichous, fleshy, lanceolate, 3-4,5x0,4-1 cm; deeply folded at base; inflorescences arising opposite leaves, 0,7-1,2 cm long, 2-6-flowered; “each year new inflorescences arise from the base of the previous year’s inflorescence”; flowers pale greenish-white, translucent; bracts short, brown; pedicel and ovary c. 3 mm long; sepals ovate-lanceolate, c. 4-5x2 mm; petals oblong-lanceolate, c. 3x1 mm; lip c. 3x3 mm, papillose, auricled at base, 3-lobed in middle; side lobes spreading, ± fimbriate at the ends, c. 1 mm long; midlobe triangular, c. 1 mm long; spur 8-9 mm long, straight. |
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