Evergreen epiphytic herb; leaves tufted, arcuate, 30-50 cm. long, 10-13 mm. wide, acuminate, slightly narrowed at base, nearly glabrous; scapes lateral, pendulous, with few sheathing scales on the lower part; racemes few- to relatively many-flow- ered, 10-20 cm. long, pendulous, the bracts lanceolate, 5-8 mm. long, acuminate; sepals spreading, oblanceolate, 3-3.2 cm. long, 5-7 mm. wide, acute to obtuse, white, brownish purple near the base; petals slightly smaller, the lip about 2 cm. long, erect, the lobes ovate, the lateral lobes small, obtuse, the termi- nal one cuspidate; column about 13 mm. long; capsules fusi- form, about 6 mm. long inclusive of the short pedicel.

Oct. Epiphyte;

Kyushu (s. distr.).-Ryukyus and Formosa.

Japan Red List (2000)

An epiphytic orchid that grows on the trunks of evergreen forests. Its leaves are fascicled and 30-50cm long. The flower stalks are 10-15cm long and hang down from the side of the pseudobulb. It blooms sparsely from October to November, producing 10-15 flowers. The sepals are lanceolate and reflexed, measuring 3-3.2cm in length. They are white with broad dark reddish-purple stripes along the midvein. The lateral petals are similar in shape and color to the sepals. The lip is erect, dark reddish-purple, and 2cm long. It is shallowly 3-lobed at the apex, with small and blunt side lobes and a recurved middle lobe.

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