[2] Thomas Couvreur, the botanist who first formally described the species, named it after his wife Carolina.

Its flowers have 3 rust-colored, triangular sepals that are 6-12 by 4-8 millimeters long with hairy margins.

The smooth outer petals are cream-colored with red spots and curve backwards.

The outer petals are 15-25 by 6-12 millimeters, have wavy margins, and come to a point at their tip.

[4] It has been observed growing in sandy, well-drained soils in mountainous forests at elevations from 1700 to 2000 meters.