Small epiphyte. Pseudobulbs almost spherical, to 2 cm long, 2-ranked. Leaves ovate, to 2 cm long, to 1.5 cm wide, shiny green. Flowers usually solitary, to 7 cm wide, pink; autumn to winter. Sepals oblong. Petals almost round, twice as wide as sepals. Labellum 3-lobed, side lobes erect, midlobe yellow at base with several scarlet lines.

Brazil.

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. (as Sophronitis wittigiana)