terete, 2-3 mm. in diameter, leafy above, concealed by 
closely appressed leaf-sheaths, vernicose when exposed. 
Leaves distichous, articulated to the leaf-sheaths, narrow- 
ly lanceolate, obliquely bidentate at the apex, firmly 
membranaceous, occasionally verrucose, 6-14 em. long, 
5-10 mm. wide; leaf-sheaths densely verruculose, when 
deciduous leaving a reddish brown ring at the point of 
attachment. Inflorescence or inflorescences a short ter- 
minal crowded several-flowered paniculate raceme or 1—2 
flowers arising opposite the leaf axils at the nodes along 
the defoliated lower part of the stem; raceme up to 8 
cm. long, subtended by several inconspicuous membran- 
aceous imbricated bracts, the bracts and peduncle verru- 
culose; individual peduncles of the flowers 4—5 mm. long. 
Floral bracts amplexicaul, ovate-cucullate, acute, verrucu- 
lose, 2-3 mm. long. Flowers small, fleshy, with short stout 
ovaries. Sepals fleshy, smooth or somewhat corrugated 
and apparently vernicose on the outer surface. Dorsal 
sepal oval-elliptic to suborbicular-oval, subobtuse to 
acute, concave, 6-6.5 mm. long, 4-5 mm. wide. Lateral 
sepals obliquely triangular to suborbicular-ovate, obtuse 
to acute, concave below, recurved at the apex, 6-7 mm. 
long, 5.5-7 mm. wide across the broad base, adnate to 
the column-foot to form a prominent mentum. Petals 
oblong-elliptic to broadly oval, rounded and usually some- 
what apiculate at the apex, slightly oblique, 3—5-nerved, 
minutely ciliolate-erose on the apical margin or nearly 
entire, 5.5-6.2 mm. long, 38-8.8 mm. wide, noticeably 
decurrent on the column. Lip subarticulated to the col- 
umn-foot, strongly arcuate-recurved in natural position, 
with a distinct slender claw, minutely ciliolate on the 
under surface, provided with a fleshy cushion just in front 
of the claw, 7-8 mm. long including the claw; lamina 
6-8 mm. wide across the base, subquadrate-ovate, emar- 
ginate, entire or crenulate above the middle, the veins 
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