Small to medium epiphyte. Stems to 20 cm long. Leaves oblong to lanceolate, to 20 cm long, to 4 cm wide, leathery, bright yellowish-green. Flowers 1?many, to 3 cm long, often foul-smelling, dull yellow to cream with purple blotches; winter to spring. Lateral sepals joined at first, separating nearly to base with age. Petals with white fringed margins. Labellum oblong, fleshy, curved under, purplish.

Mexico and C America.

Source: Jeanes, J. (2005). Orchidaceae. In: Spencer, R.. Horticultural Flora of South-eastern Australia. Volume 5. Flowering plants. Monocotyledons. The identification of garden and cultivated plants. University of New South Wales Press.