Plants in this genus are mostly terrestrial herbs with a fleshy, creeping rhizome and a loose rosette of green to maroon coloured leaves.

They are found in tropical regions from northern India through Southeast Asia, China, Japan to Australia and some Pacific Islands.

Orchids in the genus Rhomboda are usually terrestrial, perennial, deciduous, sympodial herbs with a creeping, fleshy, above-ground rhizome anchored to the ground by wiry roots.

[1][7] The name Rhomboda is derived from the Ancient Greek word rhombos meaning "a top",[8] referring to the shape of the calli on the labellum of the type specimen.

[4] Orchids in the genus Rhomboda are native to Nepal, India, Sri Lanka, Bhutan, China, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, Japan, the Philippines, New Guinea, New Caledonia, the Solomon Islands, Vanuatu and Queensland between the Daintree and Paluma.