Abstract:Gastrodia albida T. C. Hsu & C. M. Kuo were discovered from 2 Nature Reserves in Guangdong Province, and the vouchers were kept in the herbaria of South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences (IBSC). It's distinguished by its perianth tube with moderately verrucose throughout, larger free portions of the petals, truncate based lip and absence of a rostellum. Detail descriptions, colour plates and notes on the species are provided.