4.8 mm. longis, 1.4 mm. latis. Floribus in umbello pau- 
cis (6-8), purpurascentibus, 1.2 cm. longis. Sepalo post- 
ico, elliptico, concavo, apice acuto, 5-nervato, 5.5 mm. 
longo, 8 mm. lato; sepalis lateralibus inter se usque ad 
apicem connatis, elliptico oblongis, concavis, apice bifidis, 
basi leviter saccatis, 18 mm. longis, 5 mm. latis. Petalis 
triangularibus vel triangulari-ovatis, acutis, 3-nervatis, 
margine serrulatis, 2.9 mm. longis, 2 mm. latis. Labello 
carnoso, valde recurvo versatili, apice truncato, basi ad 
pedem columnae adnato, 7-nervato, 4.6 mm. longo, 1.9 
mm. lato. Columna cylindrica, ebrachiata, basi in pedem 
longum producta. Ovario pedicellato 7.2 mm. longo. 
Epiphyte with pseudobulbous stems on a creeping 
rootstock. Pseudobulbs 1-1.5 cm. long, 0.8—1.2 cm. in 
diameter at the base, ovoid, tapering to the apex, ribbed, 
green, enveloped in old, brown, papery sheaths; inter- 
nodes on rootstock 2.5—-5 em. long, ensheathed in dark 
brown scaly leaves; roots filiform, branched, tufted at 
the bases of pseudobulbs. Leaves solitary, 3.2—-10.8 cm. 
long, 1-1.5 em. broad, oblong, oblanceolate or linear- 
oblong, thickly coriaceous, emarginate, shortly petioled 
at the summit of pseudobulbs; petioles 8-4 mm. long, 
grooved (Plate XVII). Flowers purplish pink, 1.2 cm. 
long, 0.4 cm. broad in 6-8 flowered umbels, arising from 
the bases of the pseudobulbs. Peduncle 3.8—4.8 cm. long, 
red streaked with papery scaly bracts. Floral bracts 4.8 
mm. long, 1.4 mm. broad, lanceolate, acuminate, acute, 
3-veined. Dorsal sepal 5.5 mm. long, 3 mm. broad, ellip- 
tic, concave, obtuse, 5-veined bending over to form a 
hood over the rostrum and petals; lateral sepals 13 mm. 
long, 5 mm. broad, curving inwards and cohering in the 
mid-line along their outer edges, obtuse, adnate to the 
foot of the column at their bases, 5-veined; petals tri- 
angular-ovate, 2.9 mm. long, 2 mm. broad, acute, ser- 
rate, 8-veined; lip 4.6 mm. long, 1.9 mm. broad, oblong- 
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