| Biology : |
Epiphytic or lithophytic erect herb; stem 2,5-20 cm high, leafy, with stout roots at base; leaves 3-7, distichous, linear, 10-15x1-1,2 cm, folded, thick-textured, yellowish-green, in a fan; inflorescence usually 1 from lower leaf axil, erect or arching, 6-15 cm long, 2-8-flowered, the terminal flower opening first; flowers fleshy, non-resupinate, cream-yellow, rusty hairy outside, 18-22 mm Ø; bracts 4 mm long; pedicel and ovary 20 mm long, rusty hairy, twisted where it joins the rachis; sepals ovate, 13-14x6 mm, the laterals slightly shorter with an extension on the lower side at base at which they are joined for 4 mm under the spur; petals ovate, 11-12x5 mm, spreading; lip entire, boat-shaped, sub-auriculate at base, 11-12x6 mm, fleshy, very concave; spur filiform, 150-240 mm long, straight, pendent; capsules remaining on the plant for 6-8 months before splitting and releasing the seeds. |
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