Peristylus maingayi (King & Pantl.) J.J.Wood & Ormerod 2001 Photo courtesy of Peter O'Byrne, André Schuiteman, Dr. E.F. de Vogel and Jaap Vermeulenand Their Netherlands National Herbarium Website

Common Name or Meaning Maingay's Peristylus [Surgeon and Orchid Enthusiast]

Flower Size .2 to .25" [.6 to .7 cm]

Found in Cambodia, Vietnam, Malaysia, Borneo, Java, Sulawesi, Sumatra, New Guinea and Queensland Australia at elevations of 50 to 400 meters in shady rainforests or in open grasslands and on swampy ground as a small to medium sized, warm growing terrestrial with 2 to 3 basal, broad, horizontally spreading, oblong, acute, prostrate leaves that blooms in the fall on an erect, 5 to 18" [12.5 to 45 cm] long, laxly 8 to 15 flowered inflorescence with spirally arranged flowers.

Synonyms Habenaria candida (J.J.Sm.) Masam. 1942; Habenaria geoffrayi Gagnep. 1931; Habenaria langbianensis Gagnep. 1931; *Habenaria maingayi King & Pantl. 1897; Habenaria ovoidea R.S.Rogers & C.T.White 1920 publ. 1921; Habenaria sumatrana (Schltr.) Schltr. 1911; Herminium annamense Gagnep. 1932; Peristylus candidus J.J.Sm. 1905; Peristylus langbianensis (Gagnep.) Tang & F.T.Wang 1951; Platanthera sumatrana Schltr. 1906

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; Die Orchideen Von Java J.J.Smith 1905 as P candidus; Orchids of the Philippines Cootes 2001; Flora Malesiana Orchids of the Philippines Vol I Agoo, Shuiteman and de Vogel 2003; Native Orchids of Australia Jones 2006 as P candidus; Flora Malesiana: Orchids of New Guinea Vol 5 Schuiteman & D de Vogel 2008

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