(1841)[3] because its sympodial stems do not thicken to form pseudobulbs, its stems are covered by the basal sheaths of its distichous leaves, and its peduncle emerges from the apical leaf without being covered by any bract or sheath.

[4] The lathery ovate-oblong obtuse leaves are 3–8 cm (1.2–3.1 in) long and apically bilobed.

The green, non-resupinate, fleshy flowers are partially covered by the large, dolabriform bracts.

As with other members of the genus Epidendrum, the lip is adnate to the column to its apex.

The lip is heart-shaped where it diverges from the column, ovate, and obtuse at the apex.