Plant to c. 25 cm. tall at fl. Stem partly enclosed in lfy bracts. Rosette lvs ∞; lamina c. 15–20 × 6 mm., ovate to lanceolate, acute; petiole shorter, winged; cauline lvs few, narrow, sheathing. Fl. us. solitary, remote from highest bract. Dorsal sepal 15–20 mm. tall, erect for most of its length then shortly horizontal, acute; lateral sepals united only near base, free parts linear and almost parallel, the whole deflexed in fully open fl. Petals narrow and almost parallel-sided. Labellum conspicuous, terete, filiform, clad throughout most of its length in long yellow hairs, the tip dark, glab., broader with narrow wings; basal appendage short, almost entire. Column erect; wings broader than long, ciliate over most of their free margins; stigma broad, long.