Description
The pseudobulbs resemble spreading corms which usually sit at ground level. Each pseudobulb generally bears several pleated leavesaround 40 cm long. The racemes of flowers emerge from the center of the years new growth before it is mature, during spring and early summer. The flowers vary in color from white to purple, and all species have four pollinia. The tubers resemble a horn or claw. They are grayish-white or yellowish-white in appearance, with concentric rings and brown rootlets.