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Peliosanthes albida
small, waxy flowers, large, lanceolate leaves
tropical rainforest
When I first spotted this I thought it was an orchid, but upon closer inspection, I could see it wasn't. Gunung Gading national park.
Spotted on Mar 7, 2014
Submitted on Nov 15, 2014
2 Comments
Thanks Matti!
This is a Peliosanthes albida (http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/...) which is currently considered a synonym (white form) of P. teta subsp. humilis, with which I don't agree. This genus needs a fair amount of work yet!