Plant: to 70cm, erect, robust. Several narrow, pointed, channelled leaves rise vertically from the base of the flower stem.

Flowers: 2 - 12 well separated flowers per stem. Each 1 - 1.5cm in length. Green, dull red, or dark brown in colour. Tip of labellum usually pointed. Floral bract behind the ovary much higher than the flower. Height of the floral bracts may decrease from the lowermost flower upwards.

Flowering: December - March.

Habitat: Coastal to montane. Open scrub and clay banks.

Conservation: Not threatened.

Notes: this is an Australian species. Actual distribution is unclear.

Key features: floral bracts extending above the flower, labellum more pointed.