''Pterostylis splendens'' is a plant in the orchid family Orchidaceae and is endemic to

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. It was first formally described in 1998 by David Jones and

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from a specimen cultivated at the

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from material collected in New Caledonia. The description was published in ''The Orchadian''. This greenhood orchid is found in damp forest and

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on ultramafic soils at altitudes of .

References

splendens Orchids of New Caledonia Plants described in 1998 {{Orchidoideae-stub