Didymoplexis pallens Griff., Calcutta J. Nat. Hist. 4 (1844) (383), fig. 17(b):1-8
Type: Griffith s.n. (India, Calcutta, Serampore) (holo CAL)
Synonyms:
Leafless terrestrial. Flowering stem to c. 20 tall, up to 20-flowered, but only one or two flowers open at a time. Median sepal 1.2 cm long, concave. Lateral sepals connate in basal half, rounded. Petals connate to the median sepal for about 0.3 cm, the free parts 0.4 cm long, 0.55 cm wide. Lip entire, with erect side-margins which just clasp the column, in front truncate with rounded corners, 0.7 by 1.3 cm. Column strongly curved, c. 0.6 cm long. (After Comber, 2001).
Stem pale brown. Flower pure white with a yellow spot on the front margin.
Terrestrial in forest.
Malesia (Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore, Sumatra, Java, Borneo, ?New Guinea, The Philippines), India, Australia, Vanuatu.
Terrestrial, probably parasitic on fungi and probably impossible to grow under normal conditions.
Not known
Didymoplexis pallens Griff. differs from the other two New Guinea species of Didymoplexis in the lip being much broader than long (when flattened).
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