So, finally got the protologue or the type description of this.

I reads in latin as:
follis lanceolatis canaliculatis recurvis, racemo laxo paucifloro,
bracteis
membranaceis acuminatissimis ovario acuato, brevioribus, labelii tri-
partiti
lacinia intermedia liari layeralibus falcatus crenatis obtusis
breviore,
sepalis lateribus riangularibus supremo erecto a petalis
horicontalibus
incurvis libero, calcare clavato compresso ovario longiore.

VIx 5 poll. altus. Folia radicalia 5, subito in squamis
acuminatissimis
mutata, Sepala patula, nulla reflexa. Calcar 1.5 p. longum. Bases
soluti
antherae elongati. Processus carnosi recurvi.

This may be translated as:
Leaf lanceolate, channeled, recurved, raceme lax, less flowered,
bracts
membraneous acuminate sheathing ovary but shorter, labellum trilobed,
middle
lobe linear and shorter, lateral falcate, crenate, obtuse, lateral
sepal
triangular, dorsal erect, petals horizontal, curved inwards and free,
spur
clavate laterally compressed, much longer than ovary.

Barely (can reach upto) 5 feet high. Leaves radical, 5, abruptly
acuminate.
Sepals spreading, not reflexed. Spur 1.5 ---- long. Base od the anther
free
and elongated. Process fleshy and recurved.

So, most probably this is Habenaria longicornu Lindl. :P
Pankaj

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