plant 3/4–1 1/2 (rarely 2) ft. high; stem moderately stout; leaves radical, 4–8, arching, linear, acute, 5–10 in. long, generally withered at flowering time; scapes 3/4–1 1/2 (rarely 2) ft. high, with numerous narrow acuminate sheaths above; spikes oblong, 1 1/2–3 in. long, rather broad, dense, many-flowered; bracts ovate-lanceolate, long-acuminate and setaceous, 5–8 lin. long; pedicels 1/2– 3/4 in. long; flowers medium-sized, submembranous, orange-vermilion or rarely cream-coloured; dorsal sepal galeate, broadly ovate, subobtuse, about 4 lin. long; spur horizontal, broadly conical below, attenuate, somewhat curved and subacute above, 10–12 lin. long; lateral sepals ovate, obtuse, with a long slender bristle behind the apex, about 4 1/2 lin. long; petals falcate-ovate, acuminate, with a rounded auriculate basal lobe in front, about 2 1/2 lin. long; lip lanceolate or oblong-lanceolate, acuminate, about 4 1/2 lin. long; column very short, apiculate; anther reflexed; rostellum ascending, very short; stigma pulvinate. null
