Leaves present at flowering time. Inflorescences 3-15 cm; floral bracts red, lanceolate, 12-15 mm. Flowers 9-29, deep red; dorsal sepal 9-11 × 3.5-4.5 mm; lateral sepals 12-14 × 33-42 mm, connate 1-2 mm over basal portion of mentum, distinct portion of mentum 0.8-1.2 mm; petals 9-10.5 × 2.2-2.8 mm; lip red to pale red, 11-13 × 3.8-4.5 mm; column 6-7.5 mm from attachment of dorsal sepal to tip, foot extending back 3-4 mm; pollinaria 3-3.5 mm; viscidium 2.9-3.1 mm; pedicellate ovary 12-15 mm; rostellum 2.3-2.8 mm. Capsules 12 × 6 mm. Seeds monoembryonic.

Flowering late Jan--early Apr. Moist to wet hardwood forests on sandy or organic substrates; 0--10 m; Fla.; West Indies.

Sacoila lanceolata var. paludicola is very uncommon. It is local in Collier County and introduced in Miami-Dade and Broward counties, Florida.