Terrestrial herb 15–80 cm high; tubers up to 2.5 × 1 cm, ± globose or ovoid, almost glabrous. Leaves 6–10, the lowest 1–3 sheath-like, the next 2 large and spreading, near the base of the stem but not appressed to the ground, 10–24 × 4.5–8 cm, ovate, glossy light green; the remainder spaced along the stem, much smaller and sheath-like.Inflorescence 7–22 × 2.5–4 cm, fairly densely 10- to many-flowered.Flowers pale to deep pink or carmine-red.Ovary and pedicel 10 mm long, tinged with pink; bracts reflexed, up to 3 cm long at base of inflorescence, lanceolate, acute.Sepals and petals projecting forwards or slightly decurved, joined to each other and lip for about a third of their length.Median sepal 10–15 × 1.5–2 mm, ligulate, obtuse; lateral sepals oblique, slightly shorter and 2–3 mm wide.Petals slightly shorter and broader than median sepal.Lip 8–10.5 mm long, 6.5–8.5 mm wide when spread out, very convex and hooded, the apex shortly reflexed, wide-mouthed and thin-textured.Spurs 12–20 mm long, slender, tapering, parallel to ovary.Column up to 8 mm high; stigma 1.5 × 2.5 mm; rostellum equally 3-lobed, the mid-lobe shortly bifid.