Japan Flora: Stems tufted, 1-3 cm. long, flattened; leaves evergreen, conduplicate, coriaceous, thick, lustrous, gradually arcuate, 5-10 cm. long, 7-8 mm. wide, obtuse, the sheaths short, jointed at apex; peduncles 3-10 cm. long, with 1 or 2 small lanceolate scales on the lower part; flowers 3-5, white, the bracts ascending, lanceolate, 4-7 mm. long; sepals and petals linear-lanceolate, about 10 mm. long, obtuse; lip slightly recurved, 7-8 mm. long, lingulate, fleshy, 3- lobed, the lateral lobes subrounded, with long-decurrent lower margins, the terminal lobe narrowly ovate, 3-4 mm. long, obtuse, the spur linear, curved, about 4 cm. long; capsules cylin- dric, about 3 cm. long, the pedicel about the same length. July. Honshu (Izu Prov. and westw.), Shikoku, Kyushu; rare. Ryukyus.

Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu, and Ryukyu