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paired white flowers marked with red. Occasional
in montane forest, reported from ca. 30 to ca. 600 m
elevation. Indigenous, ranging from Vanuatu to
Samoa. Christophersen 1256?; Yuncker 9391;
Whistler 2694, 8497,9038!, 9088.
Didymoplexis micradenia (Reichenb. f.) Hemsley
Leafless, purple-stemmed, saprophytic ground
orchid with one or a few white flowers in a terminal
raceme. Occasional in lowland to foothill forest,
reported from 20 to 450 m elevation. Indigenous,
ranging from New Caledonia to Niue. Whistler
2847,2924,3656 9330!, 9345!.
Diplocaulobiurn fililobum (F. Muell.) Kraenzl.
Epiphytic orchid with long stems bearing a single
leaf on top, and with long-stalked, cream-colored
flowers bearing long-attenuate tepals. Occasional in
montane to cloud forest, reported from 400 to 1550
m elevation. Endemic. Christophersen 1203, 1213;
Kuruc 10; Whistler 8788!, 9196.
Eria robusta (Bl.) Lindl.
Medium-sized epiphytic or ground orchid long,
fleshy, imbricate leaves and a dense raceme of
numerous, cream-colored flowers borne perpen-
dicular to the rachis. Uncommon in lowland to
cloud forest, reported from 240 to 1550 m elevation.
Indigenous, ranging from India to Samoa. Wisner
145; Whistler 8722!, 8936.
* Ery th rodes purpurascens Schlechter
Small ground orchid with white flowers in a termi-
nal raceme. Uncommon in montane forest, reported
from 300 to 890 m elevation. Indigenous, also
found in Fiji and Tonga. Whistler 274 1.
Flickingeria comata (Bl.) A. Hawkes
Epiphytic orchid with large thick, oval leaves, and
white flowers mottled red and bearing a yellow
"beard." Occasional in mangrove to montane forest,
reported from near sea level to 500 m elevation.
Indigenous, ranging from Taiwan and Malaysia to
Samoa. Setchell 335; Garber 933; Bryan 973;
Christophersen 1 186, 3526; Whistler 2697, 2829,
2894,904 1 !.
Glomera montana Reichenb. f.
Long-stemmed epiphytic orchid with a dense
terminal head-like cluster of white flowers pink
inside. Occasional in lowland to cloud forest,
reported from 50 to 1000 (1200?) m elevation.
Endemic. Christophersen 1040, 3527; Long 2606,
3070.
*Habenaria monogyne Schlechter
Large ground orchid with lanceolate leaves and
green, spurred flowers in a terminal raceme. Un-
common in lowland to montane forest, reported
from 300 to 900 m elevation. Endemic. Setchell
547.
*Liparis caespitosa (Thou.) Lindl.
Small epiphytic orchid with leaves arising from a
bulb-like base, and white flowers in short, few-
flowered racemes. Uncommon in montane scrub,
reported from 500 m elevation. Indigenous, ranging
from East Africa to the Austral Islands. Christo-
phersen 1 182, 1200.
Liparis condylobulbon Reichenb. f.
Medium-sized epiphytic orchid with leaves arising
from a bulb-like stem base, and small white flowers
in several terminal racemes. Occasional to common
in lowland to montane forest, reported from near sea
level to 700 m elevation. Indigenous, ranging from
Southeast Asia to Samoa. Garber 848; Wilder 15;
Christophersen 1263; Wisner 138; Whistler 2699,
2739,9040!.
*Liparis gibbosa Finet
Small epiphytic orchid with leaves arising from a
bulb-like base and a long-stalked raceme of small
yellow to orange flowers. Uncommon in montane
scrub, reported from 500 to 600 m elevation. Indi-
genous, ranging from India to Samoa. Christopher-
sen 1062,1187, 1191.
*Malaxis reineckeana (Schlechter) Kores
Medium-sized ground orchid with plicate leaves and
a terminal raceme of spurred, yellow flowers. Occa-
sional in lowland to montane forest, reported from
300 to 750 m elevation. Endemic. Reinecke 620?;
Long 3062.