DISTRIBUTIONThe species is known to have occurrence records in these countries.
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DESCRIPTION (by J.J. Vermeulen)
Pseudobulbs close or distant, depressed conical, 1.2—2.5 x 1.6—2.0
cm. Petiole c. 1.1 cm. Leaf blade elliptic, 7.5—10 x 1.4—2 cm, index (length/ width) 5—5.3. Inflorescence an elongated, lax raceme c. 17 cm, 18—20- flowered. Peduncle ± patent, c. 9 cm. Rhachis arching or nodding, spindleshaped, c. 8 x 0.5 cm. Pedicel and ovary c. 3—4 mm long, with scattered minute blackish dots. Median sepal recurved to reflexed, ovate, c. 5.8 x 1.7 mm, index c. 3.4; acute, margins very finely ciliate, base rather broadly attached; rather thin, surface adaxially finely hirsute, abaxially with few minute, blackish dots near the base. Lateral sepals recurved, subtriangular, c. 6 x 2 mm, index c. 3, upper margin finely papillose; otherwise as the median sepal. Petals porrect, elliptic, c. 1.2 x 1 mm, index c. 1.2; rounded, margins long ciliate, base narrowly attached; thin, surface glabrous except for a small tuft of hairs on the abaxial side. Lip almost straight, ± elliptic, c. 3.7 x 0.9 mm, index c. 4.1; rounded, margins ciliate except near the base and near the tip and with long, ± straight, slightly club-shaped hairs along the distal 2/3, the latter increasing in length towards the tip of the lip; very thick; adaxially concave near the base, with three distinct, obtuse ridges, the two lateral ridges wide, diverging proximally, the median higher and narrow, all three ridges fusing into a single ridge well before the front of the lip, adaxial surface glabrous but finely hirsute near the base; abaxially with a weak, retuse ridge towards the base, with a distinctly convex top part with scattered club-shaped hairs arising from tiny pits, surface otherwise glabrous. Column c. 1.8 mm long, column foot slightly swollen. Stelidia slightly falcate, triangular, c. 0.7 mm long, acute. Colours: Pseudobulbs reddish. Rhachis dull purple with white spots. Sepals yellowish green, with tiny reddish brown dots. Petals white with reddish brown margins. Lip yellowish green, hairs yellowish brown. |