Cephalantheropsis Guillaumin
Habit: terrestrial herbs
Stem: tufted or separate, sheathing below middle, noded
Leaf: characteristics: several to many, plicate or plicate-venous, sheathing or noding at base, base clasping
Leaf: position: alternate
Scape: arising laterally on pseudobulb or base of short stem or nodes of rhizome
Flower: other characteristics: spreading, pendulous
Sepal: free or similar, lateral sepals spreading or oblique or reflexed or connivent
Petal: similar to sepals, free
Labellum: with sac or spur or auricles at base, 3-lobed, adnate to column
Column: with wing or triangular-falcate or arm-shaped or subulate appendages
Rostellum: ligulate or ovate or U-shaped or deltoid
Operculum: ovate-cordate
Pollinia: number: 8
Pollinia: shape: obovate
Pollinia: other characteristics: with caudicle or viscidium
Viscidium:shape: peltate