Plant: stem leaves 3–4, spreading, grassy.

Flowers: Base of the flower broader than the top giving a distinctive fat-bottomed look. Dorsal often upturned. Midrib of labellum raised, usually reddish, the tip constricted and twisted somewhat to the right.

Flowering: July to October.

Habitat: lowland: common only in kauri forest or remnants. Northland to Bay of Plenty.

Conservation: not threatened.

Notes: delicate nodding flower with rolled sepals. Sometimes the labellum is red.

Key features: associated with kauri stands, medium sized nodding flower, upturned dorsal tip.