Recorded distribution
Plant
7-20 cm tall. Up to 5 broad, oval to almost triangular leaves, the lowest leaf small and narrow, 10cm x 15mm, tips narrow and pointed.
Flowers
Large, broad, leaning forward, 30mm tall. Dorsal sepal down-turned at the tip. Lateral sepals short, stout and turned backwards, tips usually orange.
Flowering
November - January.
Habitat
Forest and scrub in the foothills of east side of Ruahine and Tararua ranges.
Conservation
Local, common in its known habitat.
Notes
The flower is larger than either P. australis or P. patens, the leaves flatter and wider, the sepals broader and tapering more strongly.
Key features
Large, broad flower with shortly pointed, stout tepals, dorsal curled forwards, lateral sepals, pointing straight rearwards and often downwards.
