long, ovoid and rounded at the base, or elliptic-oblong 
and subacute at both ends, clothed with a white sheath 
which is fluted in parallel lines. Leaf solitary, two to 
three inches long by a quarter to one-third of an inch 
broad, linear, acute, channelled above and keeled at the 
back, bright green above. Scape shorter than the leaves, 
one- to two-flowered, clothed with imbricating ovate- 
lanceolate acute or acuminate short coriaceous sheaths. 
Flowers one to one and a half inches in diameter, bright 
rose-coloured. Sepa/s and petals oblong-lanceolate, acute, 
the latter rather the narrowest. Lip about the length of the 
petals, rhombic-obovate, acute, flat with two obscure calli 
at the very base. Column blood-red; wings very fleshy, 
broad, falcate, rising above the anther and truncate at the 
apex.—J. D. H. 
Fig. 1, Lip; 2, column, base of lip and top of ovary; 3, front view of column ; 4, 
anther; 5, the same viewed in front; 6 and 7, pollen-masses :—all enlarged. 
