Japan Flora: Rhizomes elongate, fleshy; stems fleshy, stout, 15-25 cm. long, terete; scales 6-8 mm. long, somewhat spreading，rounded at the apex，fleshy, with membranous margins, convex on back; flowers 3-7, rather loose, rose-colored, the bracts ovate, 6-8 mm. long; sepals fleshy, spreading, oblong, about 22 mm. long, 10-12 mm. wide, obtuse; petals slightly shorter than the sepals; lip as long as the petals, erect, fleshy, the limb subtrapezoid, 1.6 cm. long and as wide, with a broad, papillose line within; spur porrect, oblong, rounded at apex, about 7mm. long, 3-4 mm. wide, as high as the limb; column about 12 mm. long, the lower edges winged and continuous with the margins of the lip; ovary about 7-10 cm. long inclusive of the pedicel. July-Aug. Woods in mountains;

Hokkaido, Honshu, Kyushu; rare.