Recorded distribution
Plant
To 1m tall with up to 70 flowers.
Flowers
Rather knobbly, dark brown to greenish outside, white within. Labellum uppermost, with a black tip visible at the mouth. On dissection transverse ridges can be seen on the back of a very short column.
Flowering
November - February.
Habitat
Lowland to montane forest and common in mature pine plantations. Widespread
Conservation
The most common species, locally numerous, not threatened.
Notes
Tubers may flower irregularly and often peak after disturbance such as a windfall. Pale forms are sometimes found.
Key features
Knobbly outer labellum and short column deep within the tube.
