plant 4–8 in. high; stem rather stout; leaves radical and cauline, 3–4, spreading, spathulate or elliptic-oblong, obtuse or subacute, narrowed below, 1 1/2–4 1/2 in. long; scapes 4–8 in. long, with several narrow acute sheaths above; spikes broadly oblong, 1–2 in. long, somewhat dense, few- to many-flowered; bracts lanceolate or oblong-lanceolate, acuminate, 1/3– 3/4 in. long; pedicels 1/2– 3/4 in. long; flowers medium-sized, light rose-coloured, delicate flesh coloured or sometimes nearly white; dorsal sepal galeate, broadly ovate, obtuse or subacute, obtusely saccate behind, 4–6 lin. long; lateral sepals broadly ovate-elliptic, obtuse or subacute, 4–6 lin. long; petals 2-lobed, about 2 1/2 lin. long, front lobe broadly ovate, obtuse, back lobe triangular, thickened and clavate at the apex, and extending backwards into the spur; lip oblong or ovate-oblong, obtuse, 3 1/2–4 1/2 lin. long; column short; anther reflexed; rostellum suberect, emarginate, with very short side lobes; stigma pulvinate. null