It has between four and seven leaves near its base and up to thirty six green flowers with a three-lobed labellum.

Peristylus chlorandrellus is a tuberous, perennial herb with between four and seven dark green, succulent leaves forming a rosette around the stem.

The petals are about slightly longer and wider than the sepals.

[2][3] Peristylus chlorandrellus was first formally described in 2004 by David Jones and Mark Clements and the description was published in The Orchadian.

[4]: 491 The green ochre orchid usually grows in rainforest and is found in Queensland between the McIlwraith Range and Ingham.