Polystachya subumbellata P. J. Cribb & Podz.

subumbellata: almost in an umbel; referring to the short, few-flowered inflorescence

Slender epiphyte with clustered stems long and slender, not swollen into pseudobulbs, growing in deep shaded montane evergreen forest. Leaf single, linear, 12-15 cm long. Inflorescence 3-5 flowered, appearing umbellate. Flowers white to pale creamy-pink or yellow.

Local

Restricted to the border mountains of Zimbabwe and Mozambique, including Mt Gorongosa.