Blume later tried to modify the above spelling to Anectochilus but this was rejected bny the botany authorities of the day. The leaves are green or colured with beautiful venation, usually few flowered.
Flowers are pubescent, resupinate and comparatively large in proportion to plant size.
Because of their attractive venation and colours, these orchids are often referred to as 'Jewel Orchids'. For this reason this genus has been included here. Eucosia papuana Schltr. is considered by some people to be a peloric form of Anoectochilus as it is similar in the number of pollinia and stigmas, but has a acute lanceolate-ligulate labellum without ciliate margins or basal glands. All drawings and photos are subject to copyright. Reproduction in whole or in part in any form or medium without express written permission is prohibited.