Recorded distribution
Plant
To 30 cm tall. Leaves 10-20cm x 10-12 mm, distinctively long, broad, arched and clasping the stem.
Flowers
Medium sized 20-30 mm tall. Lateral sepals flattened below and towards the junction, strongly tapered and much taller than the dorsal sepal. Labellum arched and tapering but not twisted.
Flowering
October - November.
Habitat
Heavily shaded forest.
Conservation
Local and naturally uncommon.
Notes
Flower like P. montana but labellum tapered, lateral sepals well above the dorsal and shortly acuminate like the dorsal sepal.
Key features
Medium sized flower, broad arching leaves, lateral sepals flat below and above their junction but with rolled reddish tips.
