Aeranthes

Epiphytic, monopodial herbs with short stems. Inflorescence (floral axis) axillary, branched or unbranched, usually slender and pendent, rarely erect. Flowers translucent, green or white; lateral sepals adnate at base to column; lip entire, spur arising from column foot. Column long or short; side lobes of rostellum always longer than mid-lobe; pollinia 2, each with its own stipe and viscidium; stipes usually long, often geniculate. Ovary often articulated to pedicel.