Leaves elliptical-oblong, subacute or obtuse, base attenuate into a short petiole, 2 1/2–4 in. long, 3/4–1 1/4 in. broad; petioles 1–1 1/2 in. long. Scape 8–9 in. high; raceme 3–4 in. long. Bracts lanceolate to ovate-lanceolate, acuminate, 3–5 lin. long. Pedicels 4–5 lin. long. Dorsal sepal oblong-linear, subobtuse, 2 1/2–3 lin. long; lateral ones falcate-oblong, obtuse, 2 lin. long. Petals linear, subobtuse, 3 lin. long. Lip broadly orbicular-obovate, obtuse or truncate, 2 1/2–3 lin. broad, very shortly unguiculate; base bituberculate. Column 1 1/2 lin. long, rather stout.
Distribution
British East Africa Nile Land Ruwenzori; Butagu, 9000 ft., Scott-Elliot, 8056!
Notes
Quite distinct from L. guineensis, Lindl., to which it has been referred. Fruiting specimens from between Kondowa and Karonga, on the west of Lake Nyasa, Whyte! apparently represent this or an allied species.