Slender terrestrial with leaves mostly absent at flowering. A lax inflorescence of 6-27 flowers. Flowers mostly resupinate, sepals yellowish green tinged olive, petals and lip yellow, lip side lobes tinged purple, crests yellow, median sepal lanceolate; lip crests of fleshy ridges and papillae; spur slender, 2.5-4.5mm long.

Latin: littus, litus = the sea shore, coast, -alis = belonging or pertaining to; referring to the habitat of this species..