Compact terrestrial, epiphyte or epilith. Pseudobulbs globular to ovoid, to 3 cm long, green to purplish. Leaves 1, elliptic to oblanceolate, to 25 cm long, to 5 cm wide. Flowers 1 or sometimes 2, to 6 cm wide; spring. Sepals and petals similar, oblanceolate, white to pink. Labellum obscurely 3-lobed, white with yellow, red or brown markings. Syn. P. pricei Rolfe.

China and Taiwan.

P. bulbocodioides (Franch.) Rolfe from China is a compact epiphyte or epilith with 1-leaved pseudobulbs and large, solitary, pink to purplish flowers.

Source: Jeanes, J. (2005). Orchidaceae. In: Spencer, R.. Horticultural Flora of South-eastern Australia. Volume 5. Flowering plants. Monocotyledons. The identification of garden and cultivated plants. University of New South Wales Press.