Descr. The leaf is solitary, large, oblong, somewhat 
acute, very thick and coriaceous, tapering at its base, which 
springs at once from the root, and is only surrounded by 
some brown scales. Scape from the base of the leaf, very 
long, and bearing a long, narrow, compound raceme, with 
distantly-placed short branches, each with from one to three 
flowers. These flowers are white, beautifully spotted and 
mottled with red. Sepals (all free) and petals equal, spread- 
ing, oblongo-ovate or obovate, somewhat clawed, waved. 
Lap rather longer than the sepals, pendent, three-lobed, 
with about five tubercles (two larger and three smaller) at 
the base: the lateral lobes standing out horizontally, and 
rather acute, the intermediate one much larger, fan-shaped, 
with a notch in the middle. Column short, white, orange 
at the base, bearing above on each side of the anthers a 
large rose-coloured wing. 
Fig. 1. Flower:—magnified. 
